Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Sweden

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
66 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1978
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