LGBT Rights Movement in Jordan
See also: LGBT social movementsThere are no known government-recognized LGBT community or human rights organizations, and no Jordanian political parties have expressed any support for LGBT legislation. The "Political Parties Law" of 1992, does not formally ban a LGBT-supportive political parties or organization from forming, although such a group would need, at least,fifty adult citizens expressing a public intent to organize.
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