Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Israel

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
71 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1963
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1998
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ALegal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1948
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