Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Cyprus

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1999
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2004
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2002
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