Equality Index ? | 43 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 58 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 29 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2012 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1871 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1966 | Banned Since 1826 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1973 | Illegal Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1994 | Restricted Since 1983 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2011 | No protections Since 1826 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2024 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1826 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1966 | Single only Since 1826 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2012 | N/A |
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