Bioko Sur is governed by federal Equatorial Guinea law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    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
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    Ambiguous
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Bioko Sur

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Homosexual activity in Bioko Sur is legal.

Current status
Since Oct 12, 1968
Legal
Homosexuality is legal for both male and female
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Same-sex marriage in Bioko Sur

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Same-sex marriage in Bioko Sur is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized under federal Equatorial Guinea law
Homosexual acts are legal, but the same-sex marriage is not.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Bioko Sur

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Bioko Sur is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Equatorial Guinea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Bioko Sur

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Right to change legal gender in Bioko Sur is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no process for legal gender recognition.
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Gender-affirming care in Bioko Sur

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Gender-affirming care in Bioko Sur is legal.

Current status
Legal
Gender-Affirming Care in Equatorial Guinea is legal
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bioko Sur

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bioko Sur is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Equatorial Guinea does not recognize intersex as a biological sex on legal documents. Intersex individuals in Equatorial Guinea may face challenges in accessing basic human rights and healthcare, not to mention discrimination and social stigma.
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LGBT discrimination in Bioko Sur

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LGBT discrimination in Bioko Sur is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 12, 1968
No protections
No current discrimination protections whatsoever.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Bioko Sur

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LGBT employment discrimination in Bioko Sur is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 12, 1968
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Bioko Sur

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LGBT housing discrimination in Bioko Sur is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 12, 1968
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Bioko Sur

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Same-sex adoption in Bioko Sur is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Bioko Sur

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Intersex infant surgery in Bioko Sur is not banned.

Current status
Not banned under federal Equatorial Guinea law
No restriction known.
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Serving openly in military in Bioko Sur

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Serving openly in military in Bioko Sur is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
No African country including Equatorial Guinea allows trans service
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Blood donations by MSMs in Bioko Sur

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Blood donations by MSMs in Bioko Sur is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous under federal Equatorial Guinea law
No mentions on MSMs blood donation being illegal, but also any mention on it being legal, having into account how is the country, and it's government with LGBT people it wouldn't be a surprise if it isn't legal.
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Conversion therapy in Bioko Sur

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Conversion therapy in Bioko Sur is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Equatorial Guinea.
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Equal age of consent in Bioko Sur

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Equal age of consent in Bioko Sur is equal.

Current status
Since 1931
Equal
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