Compare LGBT Rights in Sudan & Western Sahara

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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1991
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo 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 1956
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1956
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1956
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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