Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 23 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1871 | Legal Since 1865 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1826 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2018 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2017 | Illegal |
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 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1826 | Second parent adoption only Since 2018 |
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 1958 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1865 |
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