Compare LGBT Rights in Gambia & Republic of the Congo

Equality Index ?
3 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
2 / 100
48 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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22 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2014
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2005
Banned
Since 1984
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2013
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AUnequal
Since 1947
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