Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Gabon

Equality Index ?
20 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1940
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsAmbiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
Since 2020
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