Compare LGBT Rights in Nigeria & Uganda

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1916
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2014
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2024
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1916
N/A
Since 2021
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