Compare LGBT Rights in French Polynesia & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1985
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1975
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
0% Justifiable
98% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
6% Good place
90% Not a good place
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