Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2016
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 bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
Equal
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