Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Lithuania

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
68 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
26 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2025
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1940
No censorship
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2004
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