Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Niger

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Unequal
Since 2016
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