Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Zambia

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
78 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
61 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2007
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2015
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
Since 2005
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