Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
59 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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