Compare LGBT Rights in Nigeria & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1916
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1916
N/A
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