Compare LGBT Rights in Italy & Jordan

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1890
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2016
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2019
Banned
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2004
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSecond parent adoption only
Since 2016
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1986
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2001
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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