Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Saint Helena

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 2000
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1940
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careRestrictedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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