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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In 1993, Guinea Bissau repealed parts of the Portuguese colonial penal code that outlawed "vices against nature".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 Identity which called on all countries to "promote and protect human rights of all persons, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity".
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Same-sex marriage in Norte

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Same-sex marriage in Norte is banned.

Current status
Banned
Article 1577 of the Civil Code reads "Marriage is the contract concluded between two people of different sexes who intend to legitimately form a family through a full communion of life."
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.
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Gender-affirming care in Norte

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Gender-affirming care in Norte is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

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 gender recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Guinea-Bissau.
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LGBT discrimination in Norte

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LGBT discrimination in Norte is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Guinea-Bissau.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Norte

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LGBT employment discrimination in Norte is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Norte

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LGBT housing discrimination in Norte is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Norte

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Same-sex adoption in Norte is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

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.
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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
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Blood donations by MSMs in Norte

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Blood donations by MSMs in Norte is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

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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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.
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