Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
98 / 100
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
Not enough data
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
15% Good Place
0%
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
9% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
95% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
N/A
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Banned (3-month deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
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