Compare LGBT Rights in Nigeria

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsVaries by Region
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2024
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (5-year deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1916
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
11% Did not mention homosexuals
89% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
2% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
9% Agree
86% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
7% Yes
91% No
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
16% Tolerate
83% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
2% Justifiable
88% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
1% Yes
98% No
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