Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & South Africa

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBannedLegal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
No censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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