Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 23 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1871 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1907 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1826 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2017 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1983 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1983 | Legal Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | No protections Since 1907 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1907 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | No protections Since 1907 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1826 | Single only Since 1968 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Female equal, male N/A Since 1907 |
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