Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Western Sahara

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2020
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 adoptionN/AUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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