Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Senegal

Equality Index ?
21 / 100
4 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
4 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
10 / 100
4 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Banned
Since 1989
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
No protections
Since 1966
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1966
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1966
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2006
N/A
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