LGBT Rights in Gaza
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History

Homosexual activity in Gaza

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Homosexual activity in Gaza is male illegal, female legal.

Current status
Since 1936
Male illegal, female legal
The criminalisation of homosexual activity in Gaza dates back to the British mandate. Section 152(2) of the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance 1936, which is still enforced in Gaza, criminalises ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature’ with imprisonment of up to ten years. imprisonment.
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Same-sex marriage in Gaza

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Same-sex marriage in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Censorship of LGBT issues in Gaza

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Right to change legal gender in Gaza

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Right to change legal gender in Gaza is illegal.

Current status
Illegal under federal Palestine law
There are no legal means to change one’s gender in Palestine. The Gaza Strip and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank do not permit for it and in practice, trans Palestinians in the Israeli occupied territories have no access, unlike trans Israelis, as a result of movement restrictions and general disregard for Palestinian human rights.

Gender-affirming care in Gaza

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Gender-affirming care in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Gaza

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Gaza is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized under federal Palestine law
There are no laws legally recognizing non-binary genders.
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LGBT discrimination in Gaza

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LGBT discrimination in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT employment discrimination in Gaza

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LGBT employment discrimination in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Gaza

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LGBT housing discrimination in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Gaza

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Same-sex adoption in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Gaza

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Intersex infant surgery in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Gaza

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Serving openly in military in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Gaza

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Blood donations by MSMs in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Gaza

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Conversion therapy in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Equal age of consent in Gaza

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Equal age of consent in Gaza is unknown.

Current status
Unknown