Compare LGBT Rights in Cayman Islands & Niger

Equality Index ?
86 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
12 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2001
Unequal
Since 2016
Public Opinion
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
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