Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Nigeria

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalVaries by Region
Since 1916
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
N/A
Since 1916
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