Compare LGBT Rights in Lithuania & South Africa

Equality Index ?
41 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
26 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1993
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2024
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2000
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2000
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 2007
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