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Homosexual activity in Haut-Sassandra

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Homosexual activity in Haut-Sassandra is legal.

Current status
Legal
Homosexual acts are legal.
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
assets.website-files.com/62…
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Same-sex marriage in Haut-Sassandra

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Same-sex marriage in Haut-Sassandra is banned.

Current status
Since Jun 26, 2019
Banned
The 2019 Law on Marriage defines a marriage as a union between a man and a woman, effectively banning same-sex marriage in Côte d’Ivoire.
Details
Sources:
sgbv-ihrda.uwazi.io/entity/…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Haut-Sassandra

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Haut-Sassandra is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Jun 26, 2019
Ambiguous
The Penal Code of Cote d'Ivoire of 2019 removed explicit mentions of same-sex activity in Article 360 but there are still excerpts of the code that could be used to censor LGBTIQ+ topics in practice.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/api/downl…
www.juriafrica.com/lex/art-…
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Jul 7, 1981–Jun 26, 2019
Imprisonment as punishment
The 1981 Penal Code of Cote d'Ivoire contained Article 360, which gives a penalty of three months to two years imprisonment for "acts of outrage to public decency". The code also contained a clause stating that if it was an "improper or unnatural act with a person of the same sex", the sentence would be imprisonment from six months to two years instead.

There was no information as to whether it was used to persecute LGBTIQ+ people in practice but the explicit provision was removed in the 2019 Penal Code.
Details
Sources:
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/n…
webarchive.archive.unhcr.or…
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Right to change legal gender in Haut-Sassandra

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Right to change legal gender in Haut-Sassandra is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2018
Ambiguous
Both the repealed Civil Status Law (1964) and its replacement, the Law Relating to Civil Status (Law No. 2018-862) (2018) indicate in Chapter 7 that the President of the Abidjan Court of First Instance has the authority to order the "rectification of civil status records" when petitioned by an applicant or by a public prosecutor. The legislation does not specify what data may be changed and under what circumstances, so it is unclear whether trans and gender-diverse persons would be permitted to make amendments thereunder. Any amendments made must be noted in the records of the Civil Registry.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/cote-divo…
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Gender-affirming care in Haut-Sassandra

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Gender-affirming care in Haut-Sassandra is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
In Ivory Coast, medical transitions between the sexes are limited.
Details
Sources:
amerainternational.org/sexu…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Haut-Sassandra

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/cote-divo…
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LGBT discrimination in Haut-Sassandra

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LGBT discrimination in Haut-Sassandra is no protections.

Current status
No protections under federal Côte d’Ivoire law
There are no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Cote d'Ivoire.
Details
Sources:
abidjan.usembassy.gov/ivoir…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Haut-Sassandra

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LGBT employment discrimination in Haut-Sassandra is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections
Details
Sources:
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LGBT housing discrimination in Haut-Sassandra

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LGBT housing discrimination in Haut-Sassandra is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No protections
Details
Sources:
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Same-sex adoption in Haut-Sassandra

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Same-sex adoption in Haut-Sassandra is single only.

Current status
Single only
Details
Sources:
no legal text in parlement for this
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Intersex infant surgery in Haut-Sassandra

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Intersex infant surgery in Haut-Sassandra is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Côte d'Ivoire.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/cote-divo…
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Serving openly in military in Haut-Sassandra

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Serving openly in military in Haut-Sassandra is don't ask, don't tell.

Current status
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Details
Sources:
no legal text in parlement for this
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Blood donations by MSMs in Haut-Sassandra

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Blood donations by MSMs in Haut-Sassandra is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Permanent deferral for homosexual and bisexual people.
Details
Sources:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar…
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Conversion therapy in Haut-Sassandra

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Conversion therapy in Haut-Sassandra is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/cote-divo…
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Equal age of consent in Haut-Sassandra

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Equal age of consent in Haut-Sassandra is unequal.

Current status
Unequal
The age of consent for heterosexual sex is 15, while for homosexual sex it is 18.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/api/downl…
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Legal Rights
33 / 100
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