Compare LGBT Rights in Sierra Leone & Sudan

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1861
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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