Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Slovakia

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
66 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (1-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2018
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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