Compare LGBT Rights in Western Sahara & Libya

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
24 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1953
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 1951
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1951
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1951
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1951
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1953
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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