Compare LGBT Rights in Republic of the Congo & Gabon

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
16 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBannedBanned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownAmbiguous
Since 2016
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1947
Unequal
Since 2020
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