Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Samoa

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegalMale illegal, female legal
Since 1961
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
N/A
Since 1962
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedSexual orientation only
Since 2007
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
Unknown
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