Compare LGBT Rights in Niger & Turks and Caicos Islands

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
50 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
12 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2026
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2025
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2026
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2026
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2026
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Bathroom accessUnknownUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2026
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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