Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Nepal

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
68 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBannedAmbiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
52% Good place
28% Not a good place
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