Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & North Korea

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
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Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
State-enforced
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1997
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
Since 2009
Public Opinion
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