Equality Index ? | 31 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1862 | Varies by Region Since 1951 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1958 | Unrecognized Since 1994 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2016 | Varies by Region Since 2019 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 | Ambiguous |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2018 | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2023 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 | No protections Since 1992 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 1973 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned Since 2014 |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1973 | Varies by Region |
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