Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Uzbekistan

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
18 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1998
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
16% Did not mention homosexuals
84% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
95% No
Region not surveyed
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