Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Qatar

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1998
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
Restricted
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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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