Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Gambia

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
3 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
2 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
4 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
3% Tolerate
96% Not tolerate
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