Equality Index ? | 2 / 100 | 20 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 2 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 27 / 100 |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2012 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1949 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1975 | Banned Since 1949 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Other punishment Since 1964 | State-enforced Since 1949 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2004 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized Since 1960 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1962 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1962 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1962 | No protections Since 1964 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Ambiguous |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
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