Equality Index ? | 26 / 100 | 80 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 25 / 100 | 93 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 27 / 100 | 66 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Male illegal, female legal Since 2025 | Legal Since 2003 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2018 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2025 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Recognized Since 2025 |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 | Illegal Since 2013 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2013 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1947 | Legal Since 2018 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2025 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2023 | Legal Since 2023 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2019 |
Equal age of consent | Female equal, male N/A Since 2025 | Unknown |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 87% Did not mention homosexuals 13% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 37% Justifiable 34% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 66% Agree 16% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 3% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 27% Good place 49% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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