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LGBT Rights in Al Jahrah Governorate

Al Jahrah is governed by federal Kuwait law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Male illegal, female legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ State-enforced
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    Female equal, male N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Al Jahrah

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Homosexual activity in Al Jahrah is male illegal, female legal.

Current status
Since Jun 2, 1960
Male illegal, female legal
Up to 7 years in prison for males. Legal for females. (Decriminalization pending)
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
76crimes.com/76-countries-w…

pinknews.co.uk/2018/09/06/h…
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Jun 2, 1960–Jun 2, 1960
Male illegal, female legal
Imprisonment of up to 7 years. If the offender is an adult (>21) male who has sex with an individual less than 21 years old, imprisonment of up to 10 years.

For female same sexual activity is legal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gaylawnet.com/laws/kw.htm
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Same-sex marriage in Al Jahrah

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Same-sex marriage in Al Jahrah is banned.

Current status
Since Jun 2, 1960
Banned
Homosexuality is currently illegal, and marriage is legally defined as an union between a man and a woman.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
humandignitytrust.org/count…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Al Jahrah

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Al Jahrah is state-enforced.

Current status
Since Feb 16, 2022
State-enforced
The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court has overturned Article 198 of the Penal Code, which criminalized “imitation of the opposite sex”, because it violates Article 30 of the constitution that guarantees personal freedom.

However, there's still censorship of LGBT issues under Article 21 of the Press and Publications Law (Law No. 3) (2006), which prohibits the publication of anything that would insult public morals.

This law was extended to include online publications under the Law Regulating Electronic Media (Law No. 8) (2016).

In August 2023, Kuwait and Lebanon banned the 'Barbie' movie, claiming it "promoted homosexuality."
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/…
latimes.com/entertainment-a…
web.archive.org/web/2022021…//www.cck.moj.gov.kw/ar/news/Pages/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=28

ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 155)
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Until Feb 16, 2022
Imprisonment as punishment
Mass arrests , people could be sent to deportation or imprisonment under public morality or Islamic Laws.

LGBT cinema also censored publicly.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
cbc.ca/strombo/news/kuwaiti…
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Right to change legal gender in Al Jahrah

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Right to change legal gender in Al Jahrah is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Trans people are not allowed to change their legal gender.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nytimes.com/2022/02/16/worl…
database.ilga.org/kuwait-lgbti
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Gender-Affirming Care in Al Jahrah

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Gender-Affirming Care in Al Jahrah is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Jahrah

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Jahrah is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
In Kuwait, it is not possible to legally change one’s gender.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Source possibly needed/Legal gender change is not possible
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LGBT discrimination in Al Jahrah

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LGBT discrimination in Al Jahrah is no protections.

Current status
Since Jun 2, 1960
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there. Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrw.org/video-photos/intera…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Al Jahrah

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LGBT employment discrimination in Al Jahrah is no protections.

Current status
Since Jun 2, 1960
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Al Jahrah

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LGBT housing discrimination in Al Jahrah is no protections.

Current status
Since Jun 2, 1960
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Same-sex adoption in Al Jahrah

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Same-sex adoption in Al Jahrah is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Adoption is prohibited in Kuwait for everyone.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
jafbase.fr/docAsie/Koweit/C…
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Intersex infant surgery in Al Jahrah

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Intersex infant surgery in Al Jahrah is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Al Jahrah

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Serving openly in military in Al Jahrah is don't ask, don't tell.

Current status
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Not specifically outlawed. Social convention of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" rule.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
kuwait times newspaper
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Blood donations by MSMs in Al Jahrah

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Blood donations by MSMs in Al Jahrah is legal.

Current status
Legal
No deferral.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
militaryblood.dod.mil/Donor…
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Conversion therapy in Al Jahrah

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Conversion therapy in Al Jahrah is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Kuwait.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 327)
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Equal age of consent in Al Jahrah

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Equal age of consent in Al Jahrah is female equal, male n/a.

Current status
Female equal, male N/A
Homosexuality is illegal for males. There is no specific age set for females.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
humandignitytrust.org/count…
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