Compare LGBT Rights in Republic of the Congo & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
15 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
7 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
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 discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1947
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1861
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