Equality Index ? | 70 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 79 / 100 | 64 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 60 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1890 | Legal Since 1995 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2016 | Unrecognized Since 1998 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2015 | Illegal Since 2009 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2003 | Banned |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized Since 2024 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Varies by Region Since 2004 | Illegal Since 2010 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Varies by Region Since 2004 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
Same-sex adoption | Second parent adoption only Since 2016 | Single only Since 2003 |
Intersex infant surgery | Parental approval required | Full ban Since 2020 |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 1986 | Legal Since 2008 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2001 | Legal Since 2008 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Banned Since 2020 |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2001 |
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