Compare LGBT Rights in South Sudan & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1990
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2011
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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