▸  Africa

  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
  • Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
  • Adoption
    ✖ Illegal
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    Ambiguous
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous

History

Homosexual activity in Niger

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Current status
(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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
africanlii.org/node/201
gaylawnet.com/laws/ne.htm
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Same-sex marriage in Niger

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Current status
Unrecognized
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Right to change legal gender in Niger

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Current status
(since Jul 1, 2015)
Legal, surgery not required
Surgery not required but preformed.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Same-sex adoption in Niger

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Jan 1, 2018–Sep 15, 2018
Single only
No restrictions. No laws for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
adoption.com/wiki/Adopting_…
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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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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LGBT discrimination in Niger

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Current status
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Niger

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Current status
No protections
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Niger

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Current status
No protections
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Niger

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Aug 3, 1960–Sep 5, 2018
Legal
No restrictions on lgbt serving.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Current status
(since Aug 3, 1960)
Ambiguous
There are no explicits bans on service by LGBT citizens, but intense discrimination discourages openness in this area.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Equal age of consent in Niger

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Current status
(since May 17, 2016)
Equal
Set age of consent.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Niger

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Current status
(since Feb 17, 2008)
Legal
after removing restrictions.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
dailykos.com/story/2009/1/1…
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Conversion therapy in Niger

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Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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