Compare LGBT Rights in Qīrā & Lūqūn ash Sharqī

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2017
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2017
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1958
No protections
Since 1958
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2017
N/A
Since 2017
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