Compare LGBT Rights in South Sudan & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
11 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
11 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2011
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
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 adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 2011
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
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