Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Taiwan

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
48 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 1947
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2019
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2021
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2018
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2002
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (5-year deferral)
Since 2018
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1947
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