Compare LGBT Rights in Niue & South Africa

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
59 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legalLegal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
Since 2007
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