Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Israel

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
76 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 1963
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1948
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