Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Palau

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
16 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2020
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Bathroom accessPartially restricted
Since 2022
No explicit protections
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2014
Public Opinion
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