Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Singapore

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
49 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Legal
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
State-enforced
Since 1989
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Legal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1992
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2023
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
16% Did not mention homosexuals
84% Mentioned homosexuals
74% Did not mention homosexuals
26% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
13% Justifiable
59% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
28% Agree
39% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
6% Justifiable
54% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
95% No
Region not surveyed
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