Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain

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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
LGBT housing discriminationUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
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