Compare LGBT Rights in South Africa & South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
100 / 100
Legal Index ?
84 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Unknown
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1996
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2010
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1996
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
Since 2001
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