Compare LGBT Rights in Vatican City & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1929
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1929
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/ALegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationN/ANo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Intersex infant surgeryN/AUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1890
Equal
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