Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 6 / 100 | 20 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1994 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1979 | Banned Since 1994 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Other punishment Since 2013 | Ambiguous |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1998 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1987 | Legal Since 2004 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections Since 1992 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections Since 1992 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1979 | No protections Since 1992 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1979 | Female equal, male N/A |
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