Compare LGBT Rights in Macau & Sudan

Equality Index ?
47 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1995
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2013
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1991
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownN/A
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
55% Did not mention homosexuals
42% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
21% Justifiable
26% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
47% Agree
14% Disagree
Region not surveyed
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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