Compare LGBT Rights in Tanzania & Zambia

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1971
Banned
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1994
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1977
No protections
Since 1931
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1977
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1977
Ambiguous
Since 1931
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1998
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 2005
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