Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Jordan

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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