Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & India

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
61 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
65 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBannedUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Gender identity only
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Gender identity only
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2018
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