Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, & Palestine

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
17 / 100
16 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
27 / 100
17 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
6 / 100
15 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1951
Ambiguous
Since 2007
Varies by Region
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBannedBannedBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1943
Varies by Region
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2018
LegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegalSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknownUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2019
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)UnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
EqualN/A
Since 2013
Varies by Region
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
6% Did not mention homosexuals
94% Mentioned homosexuals
52% Did not mention homosexuals
48% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
13% Yes
85% No
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
Region not surveyed
7% Yes
93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
6% Yes
94% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
5% Yes
95% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
7% Justifiable
65% Not justifiable
1% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Yes
97% No
18% Yes
80% No
4% Yes
93% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
12% Good place
81% Not a good place
6% Good place
80% Not a good place
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