Compare LGBT Rights in French Guiana & South Africa

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2016
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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