Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
42 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
Sexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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