Compare LGBT Rights in Sint Maarten & South Africa

Equality Index ?
68 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
68 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2011
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Legal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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