Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
4 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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