Compare LGBT Rights in Oman & Sudan

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1974
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 1991
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2019
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1979
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1979
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
Region not surveyed
17% Yes
83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
14% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
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