Compare LGBT Rights in Israel, Jordan, Iran, & Egypt

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
18 / 100
5 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
30 / 100
7 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
6 / 100
3 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1951
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
BannedBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Death penalty as punishment
Since 1987
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
IllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Illegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Since 2018
Restricted
Since 1987
Banned
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
UnknownNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
No protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
IllegalIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknownNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Don't Ask, Don't TellIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
UnknownLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not bannedNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
EqualN/A
Since 1979
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
6% Did not mention homosexuals
94% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
16% Did not mention homosexuals
84% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
90% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
47% Yes
45% No
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
Region not surveyed
7% Yes
93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
40% Yes
47% No
3% Yes
97% No
Region not surveyed
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
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
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