Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Senegal

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
11 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
4% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
3% Tolerate
97% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
4% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Yes
96% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
1% Good place
98% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageNot legalNot legal
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1966
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 1966
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation onlyNo protections
Since 1966
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 2017
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1998
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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