Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Kuwait

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
6 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Banned
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
16% Did not mention homosexuals
84% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
95% No
Region not surveyed
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