Equality Index ? | 31 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 45 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1862 | Legal Since 1970 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1958 | Unregistered cohabitation Since 2012 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2016 | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1995 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2018 | Legal Since 1996 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2023 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2022 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 1973 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal Since 2021 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 1991 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1973 | Equal Since 1932 |
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