Compare LGBT Rights in Malta & Niger

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1973
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2014
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2004
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2014
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2015
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1998
Unequal
Since 2016
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