LGBT Rights in Lyantonde
District

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History

Homosexual activity in Lyantonde

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Homosexual activity in Lyantonde is unknown.

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Same-sex marriage in Lyantonde

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Same-sex marriage in Lyantonde is unknown.

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Lyantonde

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Lyantonde 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 Lyantonde

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Right to change legal gender in Lyantonde is ambiguous.

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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 Lyantonde

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Gender-affirming care in Lyantonde is unknown.

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Lyantonde

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

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LGBT discrimination in Lyantonde

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LGBT discrimination in Lyantonde is no protections.

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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 Lyantonde

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LGBT employment discrimination in Lyantonde is unknown.

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LGBT housing discrimination in Lyantonde

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LGBT housing discrimination in Lyantonde is unknown.

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Same-sex adoption in Lyantonde

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Same-sex adoption in Lyantonde is unknown.

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Intersex infant surgery in Lyantonde

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Intersex infant surgery in Lyantonde is unknown.

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Serving openly in military in Lyantonde

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Serving openly in military in Lyantonde is unknown.

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Blood donations by MSMs in Lyantonde

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Blood donations by MSMs in Lyantonde is unknown.

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Conversion therapy in Lyantonde

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Conversion therapy in Lyantonde is unknown.

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Equal age of consent in Lyantonde

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Equal age of consent in Lyantonde is unknown.

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