Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
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 protectionsN/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
Since 1890
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