Compare LGBT Rights in New Caledonia & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
78 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1853
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2005
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1984
N/A
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