Compare LGBT Rights in Sierra Leone & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
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Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1861
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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