Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Macau

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
40 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1995
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2008
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1996
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