Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Armenia

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Since 2003
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2004
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2006
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1995
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2004
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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