Compare LGBT Rights in Nepal & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
69 / 100
81 / 100
Legal Index ?
71 / 100
81 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2007
Legal
Same-sex marriageAmbiguous
Since 2024
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2024
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 1979
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Recognized
Since 2018
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Unknown
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
52% Good place
28% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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