Compare LGBT Rights in Armenia & Kuwait

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2003
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2004
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2006
Banned
Since 2007
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1995
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2004
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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