Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Taraba

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
Illegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (5-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
N/A
Since 1916
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