Compare LGBT Rights in Palestine & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by RegionLegal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by RegionNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentVaries by RegionUnknown
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
Region not surveyed
"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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