Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Malta

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
76 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 1973
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2017
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Illegal
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2014
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2015
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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