Compare LGBT Rights in Gabon & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2020
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2024
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careAmbiguousRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1977
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1977
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1977
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Illegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 2020
N/A
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