Compare LGBT Rights in Guinea & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
17 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2016
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1988
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1988
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1988
Ambiguous
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1988
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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