Compare LGBT Rights in Moldova & South Africa

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
61 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosisLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2023
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2014
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
Equal
Since 2007
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