Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Iceland

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
93 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
90 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
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