Norte is governed by federal Guinea-Bissau 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
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Norte

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Homosexual activity in Norte is legal.

Current status
Since 1993
Legal
In 1993 Guinea Bissau repealed parts of the Portuguese colonial penal code that outlawed "vices against nature". Later, in 2008, Guinea Bissau signed the 2008 United Nations Statement on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender which called on all to "promote and protect human rights of all persons, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity".
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Sources:
theowp.org/being-part-of-th…
database.ilga.org/guinea-bi…
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Same-sex marriage in Norte

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Same-sex marriage in Norte is unrecognized.

Current status
Since Apr 23, 1993
Unrecognized
The civil code defines marriage as a union of people with opposite sex
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Sources:
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Norte

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Norte is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Norte is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no procedure in place to allow legal gender recognition for official documents.
Details
Sources:
No laws, thus no source.
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Gender-affirming care in Norte

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Gender-affirming care in Norte is legal.

Current status
Legal
Gender-Affirming Care in Guinea-Bissau is not criminalized
Details
Sources:
theowp.org/being-part-of-th…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Norte

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no legal recognition.
Details
Sources:
No laws, thus no source.
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LGBT discrimination in Norte

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LGBT discrimination in Norte is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections. But 90 percent of people living here said that homosexuality is not an issue.
Details
Sources:
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LGBT employment discrimination in Norte

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LGBT employment discrimination in Norte is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Norte

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LGBT housing discrimination in Norte is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections from discrimination.
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Same-sex adoption in Norte

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Same-sex adoption in Norte is single only.

Current status
Single only
according from a French website. no restrictions known. Missing laws for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Norte

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Intersex infant surgery in Norte is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Guinea-Bissau.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/guinea-bi…
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Serving openly in military in Norte

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

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Not a single African country including this one allows trans military service
Details
Sources:
www.insider.com/countries-t…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Norte

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Blood donations by MSMs in Norte is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Norte

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Conversion therapy in Norte is not banned.

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

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Equal age of consent in Norte is equal.

Current status
Equal
Equalised age of consent at 16.
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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