Cuvette is governed by federal Republic of the Congo law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- Ambiguous
- Donating Blood
- Ambiguous
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
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Same-sex marriage in Cuvette is banned.
Current status
Banned
The Republic of Congo Family Code (Law No. 073-84):
Section II. Marriage. Article 127. - Definition. "Marriage is the public act by which a man and a woman establish between them a legal and lasting union, the conditions of formation, effects and dissolution of which are determined by this Code."
Section II. Marriage. Article 127. - Definition. "Marriage is the public act by which a man and a woman establish between them a legal and lasting union, the conditions of formation, effects and dissolution of which are determined by this Code."
Censorship of LGBT issues in Cuvette is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In the Republic of the Congo, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Cuvette is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
There is no legal framework to change one's legal gender.
Gender-affirming care in Cuvette is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are no known laws restricting gender affirming care
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Cuvette is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no recognition of non-binary identities.
LGBT discrimination in Cuvette is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No explicit protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Law No. 29-2019 on the Protection of Personal Data protects a person's sexual life as sensitive and personal data (Articles 4, 14 and 40).
Law No. 29-2019 on the Protection of Personal Data protects a person's sexual life as sensitive and personal data (Articles 4, 14 and 40).
LGBT employment discrimination in Cuvette is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT housing discrimination in Cuvette is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Intersex infant surgery in Cuvette is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Serving openly in military in Cuvette is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Legal known provisions relating to military recruitment do not exclude LGBT people from serving. Nevertheless, there are no inclusion measures for LGBT people.
Blood donations by MSMs in Cuvette is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
There are no official sources from the Ministry of Health and the National Blood Transfusion Center regarding the specific requirements for donating blood. It is unlikely that LGBT people can donate blood without facing legal and social discrimination.
Conversion therapy in Cuvette is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
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