LGBT Rights in Cabinda Province

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Cabinda

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Homosexual activity in Cabinda is legal.

Current status
Legal
disputed territory.
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Same-sex marriage in Cabinda

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Same-sex marriage in Cabinda is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
In the territory of Angola. As well as Congo and democratic republic of Congo.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Cabinda

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Cabinda is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Cabinda is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since 2015
Ambiguous under federal Angola law
According to ILGA, Section 78 of the Civil Registry Act (2015) does not allow alterations of details entered in the registration of records by the Civil Registrar. However, Section 87 permits changes, including "change of name" where there is a change of facts which alter the legal identity or status of the person. A change of sex marker may also be possible under Section 87.
Current status
Legal, no restrictions
As part of Angola.
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Gender-affirming care in Cabinda

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Gender-affirming care in Cabinda is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cabinda

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cabinda is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Cabinda

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LGBT discrimination in Cabinda is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Full discrimination protections starting in 2020.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Cabinda

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LGBT employment discrimination in Cabinda is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
As part of Angola.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Cabinda

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LGBT housing discrimination in Cabinda is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Full Housing discrimination protections starting in 2020.
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Same-sex adoption in Cabinda

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Same-sex adoption in Cabinda is legal.

Current status
Legal under federal Angola law
No restrictions there. no laws in place for same sex couples.
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Current status
Legal
As part of Angola.
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Intersex infant surgery in Cabinda

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Intersex infant surgery in Cabinda is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Cabinda

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Serving openly in military in Cabinda is legal.

Current status
Legal
As part of Angola.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Cabinda

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Blood donations by MSMs in Cabinda is legal.

Current status
Legal
In all of Africa.
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Conversion therapy in Cabinda

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Conversion therapy in Cabinda is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized in the region or in Angola.
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Equal age of consent in Cabinda

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Equal age of consent in Cabinda is equal.

Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
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