Compare LGBT Rights in Saint Pierre and Miquelon & South Africa

Equality Index ?
89 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
89 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
58 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1791
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1975
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identityNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2004
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1995
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2022
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1982
Equal
Since 2007
Public Opinion
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
71% Support
15% Against
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt
(Ipsos, April–May, 2021)
Region not surveyed
69% Agree
23% Disagree
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
54% Yes
38% No
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
67% Tolerate
32% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
70% Tolerate
28% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
17% Justifiable
45% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
32% Yes
61% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
49% Good place
51% Not a good place
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