Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Libya

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1953
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1951
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