Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
40 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2008
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownSexual orientation only
Since 2008
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2008
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