Compare LGBT Rights in South Sudan & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
16 / 100
24 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2011
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1990
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2011
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2011
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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