Compare LGBT Rights in Nigeria & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1916
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1977
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1977
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1977
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1916
N/A
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