Compare LGBT Rights in Tanzania & Western Sahara

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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1975
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1981
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1998
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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