Equality Index ? | 31 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1862 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1907 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1958 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2016 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1983 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2018 | Legal Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2023 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2018 | No protections Since 1907 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only | No protections Since 1907 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 1973 | No protections Since 1907 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 1968 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1973 | Female equal, male N/A Since 1907 |
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