Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Qatar

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
9 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
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
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Illegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
N/A
Public Opinion
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
47% Yes
45% No
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
40% Yes
47% 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
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