Compare LGBT Rights in French Polynesia & Sudan

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1985
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1991
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 protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
Region not surveyed
17% Yes
83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
14% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
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