Compare LGBT Rights in Gabon & Niger

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2020
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Ambiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2020
Unequal
Since 2016
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