Compare LGBT Rights in Vatican City & Western Sahara

Equality Index ?
33 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
33 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1890
Illegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesOther punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/AN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationN/ANo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/AIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryN/ANot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsN/ABanned (indefinite deferral)
Bathroom accessNo explicit protectionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1890
N/A
Public Opinion
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