Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is governed by federal Sudan law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ State-enforced
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Restricted
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    Unknown
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Homosexual activity in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).

Current status
Since Jul 2020
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
5 years in prison for the first offense. Third time offenders are punishable by life in prison.
Details
Sources:
www.reuters.com/article/us-…
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1991–Jul 2020
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Homosexuality under the third conviction can result in the death penalty. This was later removed in 2020 following the revolution.
Details
Sources:
www.refworld.org/docid/5a84…
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Same-sex marriage in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Same-sex marriage in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is banned.

Current status
Since Feb 1, 1991
Banned
Homosexuality is not legal in Sudan.
Details
Sources:
www.jstor.org/stable/3381514
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is state-enforced.

Current status
State-enforced
No laws in place in Sudan .

As of my last update in September 2021, Sudan had a history of censorship and discrimination against the LGBT community. Homosexuality was criminalised under Islamic sharia law
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2020-…
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Right to change legal gender in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Right to change legal gender in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no legislation to recognize a legal gender change in Sudan.
Details
Sources:
cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/202…
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Gender-affirming care in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Gender-affirming care in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is restricted.

Current status
Since 1990
Restricted
In 1990, Sudan legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.
Details
Sources:
www.rhsupplies.org/uploads/…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
Details
Sources:
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LGBT discrimination in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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LGBT discrimination in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1956
No protections
Details
Sources:
unmis.unmissions.org/Portal…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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LGBT employment discrimination in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1956
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Details
Sources:
www.thefrisky.com/2016-06-2…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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LGBT housing discrimination in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1956
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
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Same-sex adoption in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Same-sex adoption in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is single only.

Current status
Single only
No restrictions. however no laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Intersex infant surgery in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Sudan.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/sudan-lgbti
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Serving openly in military in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Serving openly in military in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Mandatory military service does not equate tolerance for open homosexuality, nor does it account for a system of 'filtering' LGBT concerns.
Details
Sources:
(See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
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Blood donations by MSMs in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Blood donations by MSMs in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Conversion therapy in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Sudan.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 326)
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Equal age of consent in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar

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Equal age of consent in Al Bah¸r al Ah¸mar is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Sudan.
Details
Sources:
data.over-blog-kiwi.com/1/2…
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Legal Rights
6 / 100
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