Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Ireland

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
85 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2007
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
Equal
Since 1993
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