Equality Index ? | 6 / 100 | 36 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 5 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 8 / 100 | 36 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Varies by Region Since 2000 | Legal Since 1858 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2014 | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 | State-enforced Since 2015 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 1988 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2016 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 2024 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (5-year deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 1980 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1916 | Equal Since 1858 |
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