Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 9 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 27 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1861 | Legal Since 1991 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1886 | Banned Since 1996 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2020 | No censorship Since 2022 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2016 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1963 | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1886 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1886 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1886 | No protections Since 2015 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2016 | Single only Since 2016 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2022 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2016 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1861 | Equal Since 2001 |
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