Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Latvia

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
35 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBannedCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
No protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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