Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
37 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Restricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
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