Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Jordan

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
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