Compare LGBT Rights in North Macedonia & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
64 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1996
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1992
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minorsRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2020
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1996
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
29% Did not mention homosexuals
63% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
7% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
9% Agree
67% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
12% Good place
73% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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