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 Equatorial Guinea

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Homosexual activity in Equatorial Guinea is legal.

Current status
Since Oct 12, 1968
Legal
Homosexuality is legal for both male and female
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Sources:
humanrightsfirst.org/sites/…
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Same-sex marriage in Equatorial Guinea

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Same-sex marriage in Equatorial Guinea is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized federal law
Homosexual acts are legal, but the same-sex marriage is not.
Details
Sources:
76crimes.com/2024/01/03/202…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Equatorial Guinea

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea

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Right to change legal gender in Equatorial Guinea is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no process for legal gender recognition.
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Sources:
state.gov/reports/2022-coun…
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Gender-affirming care in Equatorial Guinea

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Gender-affirming care in Equatorial Guinea is legal.

Current status
Legal
Gender-Affirming Care in Equatorial Guinea is legal
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Sources:
egjustice.org/content/state…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Equatorial Guinea

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Equatorial Guinea 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.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/equatoria…
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LGBT discrimination in Equatorial Guinea

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LGBT discrimination in Equatorial Guinea is no protections.

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

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LGBT employment discrimination in Equatorial Guinea is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 12, 1968
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Equatorial Guinea

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LGBT housing discrimination in Equatorial Guinea is no protections.

Current status
Since Oct 12, 1968
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Equatorial Guinea

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Same-sex adoption in Equatorial Guinea is single only.

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

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Intersex infant surgery in Equatorial Guinea is not banned.

Current status
Not banned federal law
No restriction known.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/intervent…
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Serving openly in military in Equatorial Guinea

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Serving openly in military in Equatorial Guinea 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
Details
Sources:
france24.com/en/live-news/2…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Equatorial Guinea

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Blood donations by MSMs in Equatorial Guinea is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous federal 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.
Details
Sources:
veripalvelu.fi/en/faq/equat…
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Conversion therapy in Equatorial Guinea

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Conversion therapy in Equatorial Guinea is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Equatorial Guinea.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 325)
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Equal age of consent in Equatorial Guinea

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Equal age of consent in Equatorial Guinea is equal.

Current status
Since 1931
Equal
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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