Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Sudan

Equality Index ?
22 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1952
No protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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