The criminalisation of homosexual activity in Gaza dates back to the British mandate. Section 152(2) of the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance 1936, which is still enforced in Gaza, criminalises ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature’ with imprisonment of up to ten years. imprisonment.

In the areas administrated by the Palestinian Authority and the Gaza Strip, same-sex marriage is unrecognized.

There are no legal means to change one’s gender in Palestine. The Gaza Strip and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank do not permit for it and in practice, trans Palestinians in the Israeli occupied territories have no access, unlike trans Israelis, as a result of movement restrictions and general disregard for Palestinian human rights.

There are no laws legally recognizing non-binary genders.

There are no broad legal protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Palestine.

However, some ministerial documents on "Labor Management Procedures" (LMP) offer some limited employment protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The LPM states "Recruitment procedures will be transparent, public and non-discriminatory with respect to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and gender." Also, the "Individual Signed Commitment regarding Gender and Sexual Based Violence" establishes "Treat all persons, including children (persons under the age of 18), with respect regardless of gender, race, color, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or ethnic origin, social origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, property, disability, birth, or any other status."

Palestine does not have a military.

Conversion Theraphy is partially banned in the Occupied West Bank for Israeli Citizens but in the Gaza Strip and the areas of West Bank under the Palestinian Authorities there is no ban towards conversion theraphy for LGBT people.