Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Bahrain

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
38 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
No protections
Since 1976
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1976
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1976
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
Unknown
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