Compare LGBT Rights in Sierra Leone & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
68 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
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Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1861
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2011
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1974
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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