Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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