Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Russia

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Varies by Region
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1995
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1937
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Banned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AVaries by Region
Since 1996
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