Compare LGBT Rights in Rwanda & Togo

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2003
Banned
Since 1980
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1986
Ambiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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