Compare LGBT Rights in Latvia & Niger

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Legal
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2006
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2017
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
Since 2016
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