Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 6 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | Not enough data |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1999 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1979 | Unrecognized Since 1992 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Other punishment Since 2013 | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1972 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1987 | Legal Since 1999 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | Gender identity only Since 2009 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections Since 1992 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 2020 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal with restrictions |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1979 | Female equal, male N/A Since 2014 |
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