Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
Sexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
Sexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1986
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