- Homosexuality⚢Ambiguous
- Marriage⚭✖ Not legal
- Changing Gender✖ Illegal
- AdoptionN/A
- Discrimination✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination✖ No protections
- Military✖ Illegal
- Age of Consent✖ Unequal
- Donating Blood✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy✖ Not banned
History
Current status
(since Mar 20, 1976)
(since Mar 20, 1976)
Ambiguous
Bahrain may consider homosexuality as "immoral", although homosexual activity is not explicitly illegal.
However there has been documented cases of arrests being made towards homosexual people on virtue of them being homosexuals
However there has been documented cases of arrests being made towards homosexual people on virtue of them being homosexuals
Current status
Not legal
There is no legal recognition of same-sex relationships in Bahrain.
Current status
N/A
According to The Ministry of Islamic and Justice Affairs, adoption is not possible in Bahrain.
Current status
(since Jan 1, 1976)
(since Jan 1, 1976)
Unequal
Age of consent for same sex acts is 21
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Alternative names: Al-Bahrayn (local name)
