Equality Index ? | 7 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 6 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1960 | Legal Since 1951 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2022 | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2007 | Legal Since 2008 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1952 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1952 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1952 |
Same-sex adoption | N/A | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal |
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