Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 84 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 23 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1871 | Legal Since 1998 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1826 | Legal Since 2006 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2017 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2004 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1983 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | Illegal Since 1996 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1826 | Legal Since 2010 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 1996 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2014 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2007 |
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