Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
29 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Illegal
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
Equal
Since 2012
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