Compare LGBT Rights in Senegal & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
17 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1989
Banned
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2026
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Bathroom accessRestricted (enforced with penalties or fines)
Since 2026
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
3% Tolerate
97% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
4% Tolerate
94% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
3% Yes
96% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
1% Good place
98% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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