Compare LGBT Rights in Lesotho & Uganda

Equality Index ?
43 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1966
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1973
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1994
Banned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1966
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
N/A
Since 2021
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