Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
64 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 2006
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Illegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2009
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1996
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