Compare LGBT Rights in Senegal & Turks and Caicos Islands

Equality Index ?
4 / 100
67 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
67 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
3 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1989
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnknown
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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