Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
20 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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