Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Sint Maarten

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
79 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2007
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
Unknown
Public Opinion
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
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