Compare LGBT Rights in Zambia & Zimbabwe

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2018
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1891
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2010
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
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 discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2005
Female equal, male N/A
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