Compare LGBT Rights in Sierra Leone & South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
100 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1861
Legal
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalUnknown
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2023
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownN/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1861
Equal
Since 2001
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
6% Tolerate
90% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
7% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
8% Good place
80% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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