Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
N/A
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