Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Italy

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
75 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
60 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1890
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2016
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2024
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
Varies by Region
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
Varies by Region
Since 2004
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Second parent adoption only
Since 2016
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1986
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2001
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
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