Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 18 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Male illegal, female legal Since 1943 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1871 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1826 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1943 | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2016 | Illegal Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted Since 1983 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 1826 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2019 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2013 | N/A |
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