Compare LGBT Rights in Angola & Egypt

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2019
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2015
Banned
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2021
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2021
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
16% Did not mention homosexuals
84% Mentioned homosexuals
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Yes
95% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
17% Good place
66% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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