Compare LGBT Rights in Saint Helena & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
86 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ALegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2009
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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