Compare LGBT Rights in Nigeria

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1916
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-Affirming CareUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1999
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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