Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 19 / 100 | 71 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1966 | Legal Since 1865 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2018 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1982 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2016 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1966 | Second parent adoption only Since 2018 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 1958 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1966 | Equal Since 1865 |
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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