Compare LGBT Rights in Republic of the Congo & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
11 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
22 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1984
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalIllegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1947
N/A
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