Compare LGBT Rights in Central African Republic & Latvia

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
27 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
35 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2016
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2010
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1999
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