Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1998
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