Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Qatar

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
9 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2008
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1915
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
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