Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
State-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Illegal
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Unknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
13% Agree
70% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Good place
55% Not a good place
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