- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- Ambiguous
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
Public Opinion
Research in attittudes towards LGBTQ+ issues in Niger have identified a strong opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting underlying homophobic sentiments.
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History
Homosexual activity in Niger is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2006
Since Jan 1, 2006
Legal
Consensual same-sex activity is not illegal. However, ambiguities exist in the Penal Code of Niger for undefined 'moral' offenses.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Niger is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Niger, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Niger is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Jul 1, 2015
Since Jul 1, 2015
Ambiguous
No Laws in Place.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Niger is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Niger is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT employment discrimination in Niger is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Niger is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Niger is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Nigerien law allows only legally married couples to adopt a child - as same-sex marriage is prohibited, this also disallows same-sex adoption.
Blood donations by MSMs in Niger is legal.
Current status
Since Feb 17, 2008
Since Feb 17, 2008
Legal
after removing restrictions.
Conversion therapy in Niger is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Niger.
Equal age of consent in Niger is unequal.
Current status
Since May 17, 2016
Since May 17, 2016
Unequal
Age of consent is not equal, at 13 for heterosexuals and 21 for homosexuals.
Equality Rank
#186
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