Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1997
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
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