Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
42 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2007
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