Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
46 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
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
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
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