Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Niger

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Unequal
Since 2016
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