Compare LGBT Rights in French Guiana & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
90 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
34 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2016
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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