Compare LGBT Rights in Rwanda & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
86 / 100
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86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2003
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
N/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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