Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Kuwait

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2007
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 adoptionSingle onlyN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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