Compare LGBT Rights in Nigeria & Peru

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
58 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
46 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1916
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2014
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2024
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2021
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1916
Equal
Since 2012
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