Compare LGBT Rights in Nauru & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
47 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2016
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2018
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapySexual orientation only
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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