Compare LGBT Rights in Cyprus & Jordan

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2015
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careVaries by RegionBanned
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2004
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
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