Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
37 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Legal
Since 2016
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
Equal
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