Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 45 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 56 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 23 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1871 | Legal Since 2001 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1826 | Banned Since 2009 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship Since 2020 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2017 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 1996 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1983 | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2000 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2000 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2000 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1826 | Single only Since 2023 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2008 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal |
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