Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Gabon

Equality Index ?
38 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2022
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
Unequal
Since 2020
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