Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & North Korea

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
State-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
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 militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1948
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
Since 2009
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