Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Mali

Equality Index ?
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21 / 100
Legal Index ?
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33 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2011
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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