Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ALegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1992
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