Compare LGBT Rights in Nauru & South Africa

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, 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 2016
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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