Compare LGBT Rights in Western Sahara & Egypt

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
15 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Banned
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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