Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Kuwait

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1998
State-enforced
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Since 2020
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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