Haute-Kotto is governed by federal Central African Republic law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Banned
    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
    Ambiguous
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Haute-Kotto

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Homosexual activity in Haute-Kotto is legal.

Current status
Legal
The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions. Also, if done in private and consensually, it is legal.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/central-a…
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Same-sex marriage in Haute-Kotto

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Same-sex marriage in Haute-Kotto is banned.

Current status
Since 2016
Banned
Same-sex marriage is not legal in the Central African Republic.
Details
Sources:
wipo.int/wipolex/en/details…
ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/SER…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Haute-Kotto

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Haute-Kotto is no censorship.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
No censorship
No known legal barriers to LGBT freedom of expression.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/central-a…
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Jan 1, 2009–Jan 1, 2017
Imprisonment as punishment
The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions.
Details
Sources:
2009-2017.state.gov/documen…
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Right to change legal gender in Haute-Kotto

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Right to change legal gender in Haute-Kotto is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no legal framework for legal gender change in Central African Republic.
Details
Sources:
state.gov/reports/2022-coun…
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Gender-affirming care in Haute-Kotto

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Gender-affirming care in Haute-Kotto is banned.

Current status
Banned
Gender-Affirming Care in Central African Republic is banned
Details
Sources:
bbc.com/news/topics/c8nq32jwjp0t
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Haute-Kotto

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
As there is no legal framework to change one's legal gender in Central African Republic, non-binary identities are defacto not recognized.
Details
Sources:
state.gov/reports/2022-coun…
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LGBT discrimination in Haute-Kotto

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LGBT discrimination in Haute-Kotto is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 15, 2003
No protections
Details
Sources:
africanlegislaturesproject.…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Haute-Kotto

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LGBT employment discrimination in Haute-Kotto is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 15, 2003
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Haute-Kotto

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LGBT housing discrimination in Haute-Kotto is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 13, 2003
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Haute-Kotto

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Same-sex adoption in Haute-Kotto is single only.

Current status
Since Oct 7, 2017
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Haute-Kotto

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Intersex infant surgery in Haute-Kotto is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Central African Republic.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/central-a…
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Serving openly in military in Haute-Kotto

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Serving openly in military in Haute-Kotto is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Mar 15, 2003
Ambiguous
Currently unknown
Details
Sources:
africanlegislaturesproject.…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Haute-Kotto

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Blood donations by MSMs in Haute-Kotto is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
The US department of stat’s Human right’s record found that MSMs are not allowed to donate blood, however, this report was from 2012 so it may be outdated information
Details
Sources:
2009-2017.state.gov/documen…
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Conversion therapy in Haute-Kotto

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Conversion therapy in Haute-Kotto is not banned.

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

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Equal age of consent in Haute-Kotto is equal.

Current status
Equal
Set age of Consent.
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Legal Rights
37 / 100
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