Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Turkey

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1988
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1988
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2015
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguous
Since 1960
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2016
Equal
Since 1858
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