Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Kuwait face significant challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents.

اذا واقع رجل رجلا آخر بلغ الحادية والعشرين وكان ذلك برضائه ، عوقب كل منهما بالحبس مدة لا تجاوز سبع سنوات.

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.

Although there are no specific laws criminalizing same-sex sexual activity between women, it is still technically illegal due to the inability to consent unless married.

[12] 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.

[16] "Whoever rapes [indecently assaults] a person by force, threat or deception shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding fifteen years.