Equality Index ? | 59 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 71 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 47 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1963 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1949 |
Same-sex marriage | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only Since 2022 | Banned Since 1949 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 1949 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2014 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2004 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1998 | Legal Since 1998 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1964 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2023 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2021 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1948 | N/A |
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