Compare LGBT Rights in Sudan

Equality Index ?
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1991
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/A
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
17% Yes
83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
14% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
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