Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
17 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
Unequal
Since 1947
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