LGBT rights in Kuwait | |
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Status | Illegal (for males) , not criminalised between females |
Penalty | Up to life imprisonment, fines, and deportation |
Gender identity | No |
Military | No |
Discrimination protections | None |
Family rights | |
Recognition of relationships | No recognition of same-sex unions |
Adoption | No |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Kuwait face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity between men is specifically outlawed and LGBT individuals may also be targeted under the public morality laws. LGBT persons are regularly prosecuted by the government and additionally face discrimination and stigmatization by officials and amongst the broader population.
Consensual sexual activity is illegal.
If the perpetrator is a relative of the victim or one of those responsible for his upbringing or care, or someone who has authority over him or is a servant of him or of those mentioned above, the penalty shall be life imprisonment. the previous penalties shall be imposed if the victim has no will due to childhood, insanity, or insanity, or if he is unaware of the nature of the act, or believes it is legal, even if he committed the act without coercion, threat, or trickery."
Whoever commits an indecent gesture or act in a public place or such that anyone in a public place can see or hear him, he shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees, or by one of these two penalties.
In September 2013, it was announced that all countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council had agreed to discuss a proposal to establish some form of, as yet unknown, "testing" to detect homosexuality in order to deny entry to gay foreigners. [3] [4] However, it has been suggested that concern for hosting 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and fears of controversy over the possible screening of football fans, made officials backtrack on the plans and insist that it was a mere proposal. [5]
In 2017 Instagram star King Luxy was arrested in Kuwait for allegedly looking too feminine. He spent two weeks in custody before he was released. [6]
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In 1988, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Public Health supported a study investigating the prevalence of unrecognised HIV infection in Kuwait, which found no infections in a sample of Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti men. A similar sentinel surveillance study was performed in 1997–1998, again detecting no HIV infection in its sample group. [lower-alpha 1] The incidence of HIV/AIDS has remained very low within Kuwait, under 0.1 percent over the entire period up to the latest reported figures in 2021. The segment of the population that forms the majority of those with HIV in Kuwait, is males aged between 25 and 49 years, at 47 percent of the total. [7]
Foreigners found to be infected with AIDS/HIV are deported, [8] [9] but Kuwaiti citizens who are infected are entitled to outpatient medical care, organised by a specialized infectious disease hospital. [10]
In 2004 a United Nations report on HIV in Kuwait found that about six percent of known transmission cases were the result of unprotected sexual contact between men. [11]
In 1992, the National Assembly criminalised the knowing transmission of HIV to another person.[ citation needed ]
No known association or charity exists in Kuwait to campaign for LGBT rights or to organize educational and social events for the LGBT community. [12]
In 2007, the Al Arabiya news service reported that a group of Kuwaitis had applied for a permit to form a new association that would stand up for the rights of LGBT Kuwaitis. [13] All such interest groups or clubs have to be approved by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, which never formally replied.
In July 2019 the group announced that they would again apply for a permit from the ministry in response to a crackdown by the Ministry of Commerce on symbols representing homosexuality such as rainbows in shops. [13]
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Equal age of consent | ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in employment only | ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services | ![]() |
Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect discrimination, hate speech) | ![]() |
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Recognition of same-sex couples | ![]() |
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples | ![]() |
Joint adoption by same-sex couples | ![]() |
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military | ![]() |
Right to change legal gender | ![]() |
Access to IVF for lesbians | ![]() |
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples | ![]() |
MSMs allowed to donate blood | ![]() |
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