Kémo-Gribingui 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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Homosexual activity in Kémo-Gribingui

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Homosexual activity in Kémo-Gribingui is legal.

Current status
Legal
The Central African Republic does not criminalize private and consensual homosexual sex.

However, the penal code does criminalize “public expression of love" between people of the same sex, yet does not do the same for sex between people of the opposite sex.

The punishment is six months to two years in prison 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).
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/central-a…
www.state.gov/reports/2023-… - Section 6.7 paragraph 1
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Same-sex marriage in Kémo-Gribingui

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Same-sex marriage in Kémo-Gribingui is banned.

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

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Kémo-Gribingui is no censorship.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
No censorship
Societal norms and stigma are the largest obstacles to overcome when discussing and promoting LGBT issues however no policy or law prohibits it.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-… - Section 6.7 - paragraph 6
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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 Kémo-Gribingui

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Right to change legal gender in Kémo-Gribingui is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no legal framework for legal gender change in Central African Republic.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2022-…
www.state.gov/reports/2023-… - Section 6.7 - paragraph 4
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Gender-affirming care in Kémo-Gribingui

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Gender-affirming care in Kémo-Gribingui is banned.

Current status
Banned
Gender-Affirming Care in Central African Republic is banned
Details
Sources:
www.bbc.com/news/topics/c8n…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kémo-Gribingui

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kémo-Gribingui 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:
www.state.gov/reports/2022-…
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LGBT discrimination in Kémo-Gribingui

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LGBT discrimination in Kémo-Gribingui is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 15, 2003
No protections
Details
Sources:
www.africanlegislaturesproj…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Kémo-Gribingui

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kémo-Gribingui is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 15, 2003
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Kémo-Gribingui

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kémo-Gribingui is no protections.

Current status
Since Mar 13, 2003
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Kémo-Gribingui

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Same-sex adoption in Kémo-Gribingui 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 Kémo-Gribingui

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Intersex infant surgery in Kémo-Gribingui 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 Kémo-Gribingui

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Serving openly in military in Kémo-Gribingui is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Mar 15, 2003
Ambiguous
Currently unknown
Details
Sources:
www.africanlegislaturesproj…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Kémo-Gribingui

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kémo-Gribingui 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 Kémo-Gribingui

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Conversion therapy in Kémo-Gribingui 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 Kémo-Gribingui

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Equal age of consent in Kémo-Gribingui is equal.

Current status
Equal
Set age of Consent.
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