Compare LGBT Rights in Western Sahara & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
20 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (other penalty)
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Public Opinion
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