Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Nigeria

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Varies by Region
Since 1916
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Illegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (5-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
Since 1916
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