Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Ambiguous
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Ambiguous
Since 1980
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
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
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