Equality Index ? | 17 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 26 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals |
Acceptance of Homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 26% Yes 74% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 95% No |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1966 | Ambiguous Since 2000 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1966 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1966 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1966 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1966 | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1966 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1966 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1966 | N/A |
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