Compare LGBT Rights in Egypt & Sweden

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
65 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2003
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1971
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1978
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