Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan, Iran, & Egypt

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
5 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
6 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
3 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1937
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1979
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentOther punishment
Since 2013
Imprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Legal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 2018
Restricted
Since 1987
Banned
Since 2003
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 1979
N/A
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