Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Iceland

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
94 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
98 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
90 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
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