Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
4 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1975
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2012
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