Compare LGBT Rights in New Zealand & Zambia

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
64 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1986
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2012
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 1994
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
N/A
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1986
N/A
Since 2005
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