Equality Index ? | 35 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 57 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 12 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1998 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1979 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1991 | Banned Since 1979 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2022 | Other punishment Since 2013 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2011 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1987 |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Restricted Since 1987 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1995 | No protections Since 1979 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections Since 1979 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections Since 1979 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2024 | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Parental approval required Since 2022 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2022 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 1997 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 1991 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1997 | N/A Since 1979 |
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