LGBT Rights in Koboko
District

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History

Homosexual activity in Koboko

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Homosexual activity in Koboko is unknown.

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Unknown

Same-sex marriage in Koboko

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Same-sex marriage in Koboko is unknown.

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Unknown

Censorship of LGBT issues in Koboko

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Koboko is unknown.

Jul 5, 2019–May 29, 2023
State-enforced under federal Uganda law
In 2019, the Uganda Communications Commission adopted the Standards for General Broadcast Programming in Uganda. Article 6(5) determines that “information, themes or subplots on lifestyles such as homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexualism, transsexualism, transvestism, paedophilia and incest” should not “promote, justify or glamorize” them. Further, explicit dialogue or information concerning the above topics should not be broadcasted. In addition, Article 8.6 states that sex education programmes should not encourage or promote “unnatural sex acts”.
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Right to change legal gender in Koboko

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Right to change legal gender in Koboko is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Mar 26, 2015
Ambiguous under federal Uganda law
In 2015, Uganda provided for gender recognition for intersex people who through operation changes from male to female or female to male. However, trans people remain unable to change their legal gender, and intersex people must identify as male or female.
Until Mar 25, 2015
Illegal under federal Uganda law
Until 2015, there was no legal gender recognition provided in Uganda.

Gender-affirming care in Koboko

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Gender-affirming care in Koboko is unknown.

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Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Koboko

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Koboko is unknown.

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Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Koboko

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LGBT discrimination in Koboko is no protections.

Current status
No protections under federal Uganda law
As homosexual conduct is illegal, discrimination against LGBTQ+ people are very present. Most recently, the anti-homosexuality bill tried to make it illegal for any person to not report an LGBT individual.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Koboko

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LGBT employment discrimination in Koboko is unknown.

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LGBT housing discrimination in Koboko

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LGBT housing discrimination in Koboko is unknown.

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Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Koboko

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Same-sex adoption in Koboko is unknown.

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Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Koboko

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Intersex infant surgery in Koboko is unknown.

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Serving openly in military in Koboko

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Serving openly in military in Koboko is unknown.

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Blood donations by MSMs in Koboko

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Blood donations by MSMs in Koboko is unknown.

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Conversion therapy in Koboko

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Conversion therapy in Koboko is unknown.

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Unknown

Equal age of consent in Koboko

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Equal age of consent in Koboko is unknown.

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Unknown