Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Sudan

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
State-enforced
Since 1991
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2020
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 adoptionN/AN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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