Equality Index ? | 16 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 9 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 23 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1871 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1826 | Unrecognized Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2016 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1997 | Legal Since 2008 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1992 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1826 | Gender identity only Since 1992 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1826 | Single only Since 2000 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 1999 |
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