Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Qatar

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
4 / 100
9 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1915
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 1915
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1915
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
3% Tolerate
96% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
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