Compare LGBT Rights in South Sudan & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Banned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1990
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2011
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsN/ABanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 1998
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