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Region | Kuwait |
Issue | LGBT discrimination |
Status | No protections |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Transgender people were deported in 2023 for "cross-dressing" this also included gay men, no laws specifically protect LGBTQ discrimination. |
Sources | https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/kuwait#:~:text=The%20penal%20code%20criminalizes%20adultery,to%20seven%20years%20in%20prison. https://timeskuwait.com/news/kuwait-deports-3000-cross-dressers-transgender-expats-in-11-months/ |
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Status | No protections |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Transgender people were deported in 2023 for "cross-dressing" this also included gay men, no laws specifically protect LGBTQ discrimination. |
Sources | https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/kuwait#:~:text=The%20penal%20code%20criminalizes%20adultery,to%20seven%20years%20in%20prison. https://timeskuwait.com/news/kuwait-deports-3000-cross-dressers-transgender-expats-in-11-months/ |