Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Zambia

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 2005
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