Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Latvia

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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