Homosexuality
    ⚢
    Unknown
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Restricted
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    Unknown
    Donating Blood
    Unknown
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Homosexual activity in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex marriage in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Same-sex marriage in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is banned.

Current status
Since Jan 7, 2014
Banned under federal Nigeria law
The Nigerian legislature unanimously approved the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013, which explicitly criminalises same-sex unions.
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Sources:
refworld.org/type,LEGISLATI…
humandignitytrust.org/wp-co…
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Until Jan 7, 2014
Unrecognized under federal Nigeria law
Before the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013, same-sex civil unions and marriage were not available nor banned.
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Sources:
humandignitytrust.org/wp-co…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment under federal Nigeria law
In addition to criminalizing homosexuality, Nigeria has enacted legislation that would make it illegal for heterosexual family members, allies and friends of LGBT people to be supportive. According to Nigerian law, a heterosexual ally "who administers, witnesses, abets or aids" any form of gender non-conforming and homosexual activity could receive a 10-year jail sentence.
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Sources:
hrw.org/report/2016/10/20/t…
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Right to change legal gender in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Right to change legal gender in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is illegal.

Current status
Illegal under federal Nigeria law
Legally no way to change gender, crossdressing is illegal in 12 states in northern Nigeria.
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nationalgeographic.com/maga…

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Gender-affirming care in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Gender-affirming care in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is restricted.

Current status
Restricted under federal Nigeria law
In Nigeria, surgical procedures like orchiectomy, penectomy, phalloplasty and metoidioplasty are not available. Other gender-affirming care services such as laser hair removal, hormone therapy and trachea shave, are accessible in Nigeria, however are often too expensive for the people who need them.
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Sources:
aljazeera.com/features/2021…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized under federal Nigeria law
You cannot legally identify as non-binary in Nigeria.
Details
Sources:
reuters.com/article/idUSL8N…~:text=Non%2Dbinary%20identities%20%2D%20neither%20male,not%20legally%20recognised%20by%20Nigeria.
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LGBT discrimination in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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LGBT discrimination in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is no protections.

Current status
No protections under federal Nigeria law
Section 17(2)(a) in The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria states "every citizen shall have equality of rights, obligations and opportunities before the law." However, there are no explicit discrimination protections regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in Nigeria.
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Sources:
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LGBT employment discrimination in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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LGBT employment discrimination in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is no protections.

Current status
No protections under federal Nigeria law
Section 17(2)(a) in The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria states "every citizen shall have equality of rights, obligations and opportunities before the law." However, there are no explicit discrimination protections in regards to employment discrimination regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in Nigeria.
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Sources:
nigeria-law.org/Constitutio…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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LGBT housing discrimination in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is no protections.

Current status
No protections under federal Nigeria law
Section 17(2)(a) in The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria states "every citizen shall have equality of rights, obligations and opportunities before the law." However, there are no explicit discrimination protections in regards to housing discrimination regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in Nigeria.
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Sources:
nigeria-law.org/Constitutio…
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Same-sex adoption in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Same-sex adoption in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is single only.

Current status
Single only under federal Nigeria law
Information regarding same-sex individuals adopting children is very limited. According to the US Department of State, same-sex married couples are explicitly not allowed to adopt children in Nigeria. However, they do not mention anything about single gay people adopting children. According to Adoptive Families, single people may adopt a child of the same sex. Regarding same-sex adoption, they say that it is not expressly prohibited, but it is not clear where the government stands.
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Sources:
adoptivefamilies.com/how-to…
travel.state.gov/content/tr…
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Intersex infant surgery in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Intersex infant surgery in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is not banned.

Current status
Not banned under federal Nigeria law
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Nigeria.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/nigeria-lgbti
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Serving openly in military in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Serving openly in military in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Blood donations by MSMs in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Blood donations by MSMs in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Conversion therapy in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is not banned.

Current status
Not banned under federal Nigeria law
There is no ban on conversion therapy's in Nigeria, and the practice is "prevalent and unabashed." The Initiative for Equal Rights (TEIR) carried out a study between 2019 and 2021. Of the 2,011 respondents, 49% said they had undergone conversion therapy.
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Sources:
theinitiativeforequalrights…
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Equal age of consent in Abuja Federal Capital Territory

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Equal age of consent in Abuja Federal Capital Territory is n/a.

Current status
Since Jun 1, 1916
N/A under federal Nigeria law
Homosexuality is illegal, so there is no age of consent.
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refworld.org/legal/legislat…
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Equality Index ?
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Legal Rights
3 / 100
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