Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Bahrain

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Legal
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2018
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
Since 1976
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1976
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