Compare LGBT Rights in Nigeria & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1916
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2024
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1916
Equal
Since 1998
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