Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Niger

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
14 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
4 / 100
13 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareUnknownRestricted
Since 1988
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 adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 2016
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