Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Senegal

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
5 / 100
4 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1966
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1966
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1966
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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