Compare LGBT Rights in Jordan & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1951
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Illegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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