Compare LGBT Rights in Palestine & Seychelles

Equality Index ?
19 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
29 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
66 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by RegionLegal
Since 2016
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by RegionNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2016
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by RegionEqual
Since 2016
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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