Compare LGBT Rights in Matabeleland North & Matabeleland South

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
15 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2013
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1986
Illegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationAmbiguous
Since 1980
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/AFemale equal, male N/A
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