Equality Index ? | 5 / 100 | 20 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 8 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Varies by Region Since 1916 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1949 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2014 | Banned Since 1949 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment | State-enforced Since 1949 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2004 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1964 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Ambiguous |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 2024 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (5-year deferral) | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1916 | N/A |
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