Equality Index ? | 19 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 29 / 100 | 7 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 8 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Varies by Region | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 1915 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Varies by Region | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal Since 1915 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | N/A | Illegal Since 1915 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Varies by Region | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 5% Yes 95% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 1% Justifiable 87% Not justifiable | 2% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 4% Yes 93% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 80% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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