Compare LGBT Rights in Sierra Leone & Togo

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
14 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1861
Banned
Since 1980
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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