Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Guernsey

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
85 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
87 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2007
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation only
Since 2023
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownParental approval required
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2012
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