Compare LGBT Rights in Israel, Egypt, & Syria

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
10 / 100
18 / 100
Legal Index ?
73 / 100
5 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
15 / 100
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
BannedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
State-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Illegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2003
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
No protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
No protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
IllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
IllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
LegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
N/AN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
16% Did not mention homosexuals
84% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
47% Yes
45% No
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
40% Yes
47% No
3% Yes
95% No
Region not surveyed
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
36% Good place
51% Not a good place
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