Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
83 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2003
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2001
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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