Compare LGBT Rights in Sierra Leone & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1861
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1977
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1977
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1977
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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