Compare LGBT Rights in Nigeria

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1916
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2014
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1916
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