Compare LGBT Rights in Oman & Senegal

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
3 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
3 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1974
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2019
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1979
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1979
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
3% Tolerate
97% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
4% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Yes
96% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
1% Good place
98% Not a good place
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