Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Restricted
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 protectionsAmbiguous
Since 1980
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)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
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