Al Ismā`īlīyah is governed by federal Egypt law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    Ambiguous
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Restricted
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    Unknown
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    Unknown
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History

Homosexual activity in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Homosexual activity in Al Ismā`īlīyah is ambiguous.

Current status
Since 2000
Ambiguous
Contemporary Egyptian law does not explicitly criminalize same-sex sexual acts. Instead, the state uses several morality provisions for the de facto criminalization of homosexual conduct. Any behavior, or the expression of any idea that is deemed to be immoral, scandalous or offensive to the teachings of a recognized religious leader may be prosecuted using these provisions. These public morality and public order laws have been used to target the LGBT community.
Details
Sources:
features.hrw.org/features/f…
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Same-sex marriage in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Same-sex marriage in Al Ismā`īlīyah is banned.

Current status
Banned
Same-sex marriage has never been recognized in Egypt, and attempted ceremonies may be punishable by arrests.
Details
Sources:
hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0…
humandignitytrust.org/count…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Al Ismā`īlīyah is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
Egypt: Mass Arrests Amid LGBT Media Blackout
Details
Sources:
hrw.org/news/2017/10/06/egy…
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Right to change legal gender in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Right to change legal gender in Al Ismā`īlīyah is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
Yes, gender reassignment surgery is allowed and can be underwent in the country after getting an approval from the Al-Azhar Mosque or the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
Details
Sources:
egyptindependent.com/transg…
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Gender-affirming care in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Gender-affirming care in Al Ismā`īlīyah is restricted.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2003
Restricted
Starting in 2003, "sex-change medical interventions" were allowed only after a full chromosome map to ensure the person has a “biological need” to receive that treatment, in addition to approval of Al-Azhar. HRT is only allowed after a "sex-change surgery".
Details
Sources:
76crimes.com/2022/08/02/in-…
outspokenmiddleeast.com/hea…
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Legal, but restricted for minors
In 1980, Egypt adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.
Details
Sources:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/…
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Until 1980
Banned
Medical transition is not possible
Details
Sources:
ourworldindata.org/grapher/…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Ismā`īlīyah is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Egypt has not recognized a category other than male and female for intersex nor non-binary people.
Any gender beyond the binary cisgender model is officially treated as an illness.
Details
Sources:
egyptindependent.com/transg…
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LGBT discrimination in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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LGBT discrimination in Al Ismā`īlīyah is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 11, 1971
No protections
Details
Sources:
constitutionnet.org/files/E…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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LGBT employment discrimination in Al Ismā`īlīyah is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 11, 1971
No protections
Since the founding of Egypt, there hasn't been any protections for LGBTQ+ community
Details
Sources:
constitutionnet.org/files/E…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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LGBT housing discrimination in Al Ismā`īlīyah is no protections.

Current status
Since Sep 11, 1971
No protections
Since the founding of Egypt, there hasn't been any protection for LGBTQ+ community
Details
Sources:
constitutionnet.org/files/E…
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Same-sex adoption in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Same-sex adoption in Al Ismā`īlīyah is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Single parent adoption is only available for women who were previously married. Fostering is only available for opposite sex married couples.
Details
Sources:
independent.co.uk/news/worl…
laprensalatina.com/the-chal…
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Intersex infant surgery in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Intersex infant surgery in Al Ismā`īlīyah is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Egypt.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/egypt-lgbti
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Serving openly in military in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Serving openly in military in Al Ismā`īlīyah is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
As homosexuality is illegal, serving in the military is also illegal. Egypt uses invasive examinations which it claims can detect suspected homosexuals.
Details
Sources:
hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0…
independent.co.uk/news/worl…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Blood donations by MSMs in Al Ismā`īlīyah is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Conversion therapy in Al Ismā`īlīyah is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversation therapy is wildly (despite secretly) practiced in Egypt, at the hands of medical professionals at governmental and private medical establishments; as well as in religious institutions; in addition to nonprofessionals practicing it online.
Details
Sources:
reuters.com/article/us-mide…
scribd.com/article/48758175…
egyptindependent.com/evange…
timeslive.co.za/sunday-time…
longreads.trust.org/item/lg…

auccaravan.com/?p=5029
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Equal age of consent in Al Ismā`īlīyah

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Equal age of consent in Al Ismā`īlīyah is unknown.

Current status
Unknown
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7 / 100
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