Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Taraba

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
Not enough data
Legal Index ?
41 / 100
Not enough data
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2006
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1916
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1999
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1999
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
N/A
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
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