Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
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