Compare LGBT Rights in Morocco & Nigeria

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
12 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1962
Varies by Region
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1962
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2021
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (5-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1916
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
20% Did not mention homosexuals
80% Mentioned homosexuals
11% Did not mention homosexuals
89% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
68% Not justifiable
2% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
9% Agree
86% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
7% Yes
91% No
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
21% Yes
79% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
16% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
16% Tolerate
83% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
15% Tolerate
78% Not tolerate
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
1% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
2% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
1% Yes
98% No
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