Equality Index ? | 70 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 79 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 60 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1890 | Legal Since 1991 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2016 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2015 | Legal, but requires surgery |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2003 | Legal Since 2011 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized Since 2024 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Varies by Region Since 2004 | Illegal Since 2016 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Varies by Region Since 2004 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2016 |
Same-sex adoption | Second parent adoption only Since 2016 | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Parental approval required | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 1986 | Legal Since 2006 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2001 | Varies by Region Since 2012 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal |
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