Equality Index ? | 31 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1862 | Legal Since 1865 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1958 | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2018 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2016 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 | Illegal |
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 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 1973 | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Second parent adoption only Since 2018 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 1958 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1973 | Equal Since 1865 |
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