Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Philippines

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
56 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
55 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
58 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1988
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2007
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Legal
Since 1992
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsVaries by Region
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2021
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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