Compare LGBT Rights in Nicaragua & Zambia

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
37 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1987
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2008
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
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 protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2008
N/A
Since 2005
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