Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Israel

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
44 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Legal
Since 1963
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1948
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