Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Egypt

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
16% Did not mention homosexuals
84% Mentioned homosexuals
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
47% Yes
45% No
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
40% Yes
47% No
3% Yes
95% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
38% Good place
49% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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