- Homosexuality
- ⚢Varies by Region
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- Varies by Region
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- Varies by Region
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An analysis of recent data in Palestine indicates a widespread and severe resistance to LGBTQ+ rights, a situation that is deeply troubling to human rights advocates.
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Homosexual activity in Palestine is varies by region.
Current status
Varies by Region
Homosexual activity is legal in the West Bank but is punishable by up to 10 years in Gaza, although enforcement is difficult so arrests are believed to be rare. Gaza retained the 1936 criminal code from the British mandate.
Legal
Male illegal, female legal
- Deir El Balah 1936
- Gaza 1936
- Khan Yunis 1936
- North Gaza 1936
- Rafah 1936
Same-sex marriage in Palestine is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized federal law
In the areas administrated by the Palestinian Authority and the Gaza Strip, same-sex marriage is unrecognized.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Palestine is varies by region.
Current status
Varies by Region
The Palestinian Police Authorities in the West Bank banned the activities of queer and feminist rights organization Al Qaws as requested by residents in the report of 'suspicious' activities, however, this law was later retired following international backlash. In the Gaza strip, controlled by Hamas, there is little to no information about the topic.
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal gender in Palestine is illegal.
Current status
Illegal federal law
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.
Gender-affirming care in Palestine is restricted.
Current status
Restricted
In Gaza, gender affirming surgery was previously only available for intersex individuals however it is now available to no one due to the destruction in the war.
While gender affirming healthcare is provided in Israel, the oppressive laws restricting movement for Palestinians inhibits their ability to access such in the occupied territories.
While gender affirming healthcare is provided in Israel, the oppressive laws restricting movement for Palestinians inhibits their ability to access such in the occupied territories.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Palestine is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized federal law
There are no laws legally recognizing non-binary genders.
LGBT discrimination in Palestine is no protections.
Current status
No protections federal law
There are no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Palestine.
LGBT employment discrimination in Palestine is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In the areas controlled by the Palestinian authority and the Gaza strip,there is no protections for LGBTQ+ personel.For Israeli Citizens in the Occupied West Bank.
LGBT housing discrimination in Palestine is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In the areas controlled by the Palestinian authority and the Gaza strip,there is no protections for LGBTQ+ personel. For Israeli citizens in the Occupied West Bank.
Same-sex adoption in Palestine is single only.
Current status
Single only
There are no laws in place regarding adoption for same-sex couples.
Intersex infant surgery in Palestine is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not banned in Palestine.
Serving openly in military in Palestine is n/a.
Current status
N/A
The state of palestine doesn't have a military, however LGBT personel are not asked about their sexuality to serve the national police of Palestine.
Blood donations by MSMs in Palestine is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Illegal, homosexuals can't donate blood in palestine (except
for Israeli citizens).
for Israeli citizens).
Conversion therapy in Palestine is not banned.
Current status
Not banned federal law
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.
Equal age of consent in Palestine is varies by region.
Current status
Varies by Region
In the West Bank, the age of consent is equal for both males and females (18 years). In the Gaza Strip, it is unequal for males.
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