Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Turkey

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
Equal
Since 1858
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