Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
32 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1811
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
Equal
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
0% Justifiable
98% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
6% Good place
90% Not a good place
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