Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Niger

Equality Index ?
42 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
12 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
15% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
9% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
4% Good place
95% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageNot legalUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT IssuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2008
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Unequal
Since 2016
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