Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Gabon

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Since 1963
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Ambiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Ambiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
Since 2020
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