Compare LGBT Rights in South Sudan & Tunisia

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
15 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1913
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 2004
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1990
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2011
Ambiguous
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
40% Did not mention homosexuals
55% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
Region not surveyed
9% Yes
72% No
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
Region not surveyed
7% Yes
93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
17% Tolerate
83% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
19% Tolerate
63% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
89% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
2% Yes
94% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
4% Good place
62% Not a good place
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