Compare LGBT Rights in Israel & Qatar

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2022
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Illegal
Since 1915
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 1995
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1915
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1915
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Illegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
N/A
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