Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Restricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
Illegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
N/A
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