Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Palau

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
43 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Legal
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2008
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
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2014
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