Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 87 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1966 | Legal Since 1983 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1982 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2007 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 2014 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2023 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1966 | Legal Since 2017 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Parental approval required |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2000 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2021 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1966 | Equal Since 2012 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 26% Yes 74% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 4% Justifiable 71% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
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