Equality Index ? | 31 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 31 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1862 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1913 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1958 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2016 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2023 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2018 |
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 1957 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only | No protections Since 1957 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 1973 | No protections Since 1957 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 1957 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 1957 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 1957 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1973 | N/A |
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