Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2012
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