Compare LGBT Rights in Rwanda & Sudan

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2003
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1991
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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