Compare LGBT Rights in Peru & Senegal

Equality Index ?
58 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
46 / 100
4 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2017
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1966
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2009
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2021
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
N/A
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