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High Risk for LGBTQ+
✗ Same-sex relations legal
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⚖️ Egypt has no explicit statute criminalising same-sex conduct, but LGBTQ+ people are systematically prosecuted under Law No. 10 of 1961 on the Combating of Prostitution ('debauchery' charges) and Article 9(c) of the same law, with sentences of up to 3 years imprisonment and hard labour. A 2017 crackdown triggered by arrests at a concert where attendees raised a rainbow flag resulted in dozens of prosecutions. Entrapment via dating apps including Grindr is extensively documented by Human Rights Wa
LGBTQ+ Legal Status in Egypt
Based on national laws as of 2025
14/100
High Risk
Legal 14/60 · Scene 0/40 · GayOut Index
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No specific law criminalises homosexuality, but "debauchery" laws are used to prosecute LGBTQ+ people. Enforcement is active and police entrapment occurs.
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