LGBT Rights in Kotido
District

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History

Homosexual activity in Kotido

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Homosexual activity in Kotido is unknown.

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Same-sex marriage in Kotido

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Same-sex marriage in Kotido is unknown.

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kotido

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kotido 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 Kotido

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Right to change legal gender in Kotido 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 Kotido

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Gender-affirming care in Kotido is unknown.

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kotido

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

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Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Kotido

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LGBT discrimination in Kotido 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 Kotido

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kotido is unknown.

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kotido

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kotido is unknown.

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Same-sex adoption in Kotido

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Same-sex adoption in Kotido is unknown.

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Intersex infant surgery in Kotido

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Intersex infant surgery in Kotido is unknown.

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Serving openly in military in Kotido

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Serving openly in military in Kotido is unknown.

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kotido

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kotido is unknown.

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Conversion therapy in Kotido

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Conversion therapy in Kotido is unknown.

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Equal age of consent in Kotido

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Equal age of consent in Kotido is unknown.

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Unknown