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  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Not legal
  • Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    ✖ Illegal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned

Public Opinion

History

Homosexual activity in Egypt

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Feb 11, 2017–Sep 18, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
3 or six months to 3 years in prison under public morality laws.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_…


hrw.org/video-photos/intera…
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Current status
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Offenders may be imprisoned from three months to three years.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0…
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Same-sex marriage in Egypt

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Jan 1, 2018–Sep 18, 2018
Ambiguous
Recognized for some aspects since 2001. By the Egyptian government.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
Not legal
As homosexuality is illegal, same sex marriage is also illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0…
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Right to change legal gender in Egypt

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Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nationalgeographic.com/maga…
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Same-sex adoption in Egypt

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Current status
Single only
No Laws in place for same sex couples. As well homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
independent.co.uk/news/worl…
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LGBT discrimination in Egypt

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Sep 11, 1971–Sep 17, 2018
No protections
activism is starting Online for Arabic countries. As well Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrw.org/no-longer-alone#


ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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Current status
(since Sep 11, 1971)
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
constitutionnet.org/files/E…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Egypt

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Sep 11, 1971–Sep 19, 2018
No protections
None exist in the criminal code.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
(since Sep 11, 1971)
No protections
Since the founding of Egypt, there hasn't been any protections for LGBTQ+ community
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
constitutionnet.org/files/E…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Egypt

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Sep 11, 1971–Sep 19, 2018
No protections
None exist in the criminal code.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
(since Sep 11, 1971)
No protections
Since the founding of Egypt, there hasn't been any protection for LGBTQ+ community
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
constitutionnet.org/files/E…
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Egypt

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Sep 11, 1971–Sep 17, 2018
Legal
No laws criminalizing or restricting service.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
Illegal
As homosexuality is illegal, serving in the military is also illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Egypt

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Current status
Legal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Egypt

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Current status
Equal
Set age of Consent.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_…
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Conversion therapy in Egypt

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Current status
Not banned
Homosexuality is currently illegal. Only criminalized in the country of South Africa.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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