Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Italy

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
60 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Legal
Since 1890
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2016
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2004
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSecond parent adoption only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1986
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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