Compare LGBT Rights in South Sudan & Sudan

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
18 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareRestricted
Since 1990
Restricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
No protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2011
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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