Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Israel

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
51 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1963
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2004
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
Since 1948
Public Opinion
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
47% Yes
45% No
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
40% Yes
47% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
38% Good place
49% Not a good place
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