Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2009
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1996
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