Compare LGBT Rights in Norfolk Island & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
91 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
91 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2015
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ALegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderIntersex only
Since 2011
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryN/AUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsN/AUnknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2025
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
N/A
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