Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Israel

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
57 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
44 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1963
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1960
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT IssuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1960
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1960
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1960
No protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ALegal
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 consentFemale equal, male N/AEqual
Since 1948
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