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History

Homosexual activity in Qalqilya

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Homosexual activity in Qalqilya is legal.

Current status
Legal
While criminalised in Gaza, the West Bank does not criminalise homosexuality.
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Same-sex marriage in Qalqilya

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Same-sex marriage in Qalqilya is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized under federal Palestine law
In the areas administrated by the Palestinian Authority and the Gaza Strip, same-sex marriage is unrecognized.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Qalqilya

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Qalqilya is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
The PNA banned gatherings in support of LGBT issues in the West Bank and there are reports of censorship through detainment usually for actions such as posting on social media in support of lgbt rights.

Right to change legal gender in Qalqilya

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Right to change legal gender in Qalqilya is illegal.

Current status
Illegal under federal Palestine 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 Qalqilya

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Gender-affirming care in Qalqilya is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Qalqilya

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

Current status
Not legally recognized under federal Palestine law
There are no laws legally recognizing non-binary genders.
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LGBT discrimination in Qalqilya

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LGBT discrimination in Qalqilya is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Illegal in some contexts under federal Palestine law
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."
Sources:
2014 report:
cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/202…

Ministry of Education:
(2021)
site.moh.ps/Content/File/dW…
(2022)
web.archive.org/web/2024021…

Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Economy:
(2021)
mtde.gov.ps/uploads/files/2…

Ministry of Health:
(2020)
site.moh.ps/Content/File/Oy…
(2021)
documents1.worldbank.org/cu…
(Page 36, in Arabic)
site.moh.ps/Content/File/jW…
(2023)
ewsdata.rightsindevelopment…

Ministry of Finance (2023)
www.f4j.ps/cached_uploads/d…

Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority
(2020)
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(2024)
www.penra.pna.ps/uc_files/d…

Ministry of Finance (Consulting Services - Firms Selection)
(2022)
Code of Conduct bans discrmination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Page 19 gs.pmof.ps/cp/plugins/spaw/…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Qalqilya

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LGBT employment discrimination in Qalqilya is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Qalqilya

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LGBT housing discrimination in Qalqilya is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Qalqilya

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Same-sex adoption in Qalqilya is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Qalqilya

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Intersex infant surgery in Qalqilya is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Qalqilya

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Serving openly in military in Qalqilya is n/a.

Current status
N/A under federal Palestine law
Palestine does not have a military.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Qalqilya

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Blood donations by MSMs in Qalqilya is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Qalqilya

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Conversion therapy in Qalqilya is not banned.

Current status
Not banned under federal Palestine 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 Qalqilya

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Equal age of consent in Qalqilya is unknown.

Current status
Unknown