Back معاملة المثليين في مصر Arabic Drets del col·lectiu LGBT a Egipte Catalan LGBT práva v Egyptě Czech Δικαιώματα ΛΟΑΤ στην Αίγυπτο Greek Derechos LGBT en Egipto Spanish Droits LGBT en Égypte French זכויות להט"ב במצרים HE Hak LGBT di Mesir ID Diritti LGBT in Egitto Italian Homoseksualiteit in Egypte Dutch
LGBT rights in Egypt | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | De jure legal De facto illegal after 2000 |
| Penalty | Under morality laws punishment up to 17 years with hard labor, fines, and deportation[1] |
| Gender identity | Sex reassignment surgery is allowed and can be performed in the country after obtaining approval from Al-Azhar Mosque or the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.[2][3][4] |
| Military | No |
| Discrimination protections | None |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | No recognition of same-sex relationships |
| Adoption | No |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Egypt face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. There are reports of widespread discrimination and violence towards openly LGBT people within Egypt, with police frequently prosecuting gay and transgender individuals.[5]
Contemporary Egyptian law does not explicitly criminalize same-sex sexual acts.[6] Instead, the state uses several morality provisions for the de facto criminalization of homosexual conduct.[6] 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.[5]
- ^ "In a Time of Torture: The Assault on Justice In Egypt's Crackdown on Homosexual Conduct: II. Homosexual Conduct and the Law: The Conditions for a Crackdown". www.hrw.org.
- ^ Amin, Shahira (December 12, 2021). "Al-Azhar rhetoric alarms LGBTQ community - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Skovguard-Peterson, Jakob (Spring 1995). "Sex Change in Cairo: Gender and Islamic Law". Journal of the International Institute. 2 (3). ISSN 1558-741X.
- ^ Mahmoud, Ebtsam (January 7, 2018). "Transgender in Egypt: Islam's stance on sex reassignment surgery". Egypt Independent. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "Egypt". Human Dignity Trust. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ a b ILGA World; Lucas Ramon Mendos; Kellyn Botha; Rafael Carrano Lelis; Enrique López de la Peña; Ilia Savelev; Daron Tan (December 14, 2020). State-Sponsored Homophobia report (PDF) (Report) (2020 global legislation overview update ed.). Geneva: ILGA. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2020.
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