Ogooué-Maritime is governed by federal Gabon law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Ambiguous
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    Ambiguous
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal
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History

Homosexual activity in Ogooué-Maritime

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Homosexual activity in Ogooué-Maritime is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 29, 2020
Legal
Homosexual acts are not criminalized.
Details
Sources:
reuters.com/article/us-gabo…
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Jul 5, 2019–Jun 29, 2020
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Article 402 of the Penal Code outlines moral offences, including "sexual relations between persons of the same sex", punishable by imprisonment of up to six months and a fine of up to 5 million CFA francs.
Details
Sources:
reuters.com/article/us-glob…
gabonreview.com/homosexuali…
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May 31, 1963–Jul 4, 2019
Legal
Not criminalised but same sex couple report being harassed by the police.
Details
Sources:
wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.js…
gabonreview.com/homosexuali…
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Same-sex marriage in Ogooué-Maritime

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Same-sex marriage in Ogooué-Maritime is unrecognized.

Current status
Since May 31, 1963
Unrecognized
Same sex marriage is not recognized in Gabon
Details
Sources:
loc.gov/law/help/criminal-l…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Ogooué-Maritime

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Ogooué-Maritime is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Gabon, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Ogooué-Maritime

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Right to change legal gender in Ogooué-Maritime is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Legal gender recognition is not available in the country.
Details
Sources:
state.gov/reports/2022-coun…
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Gender-affirming care in Ogooué-Maritime

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Gender-affirming care in Ogooué-Maritime is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
The state of gender-affirming care in Gabon is ambiguous. There are currently no sources on whether individuals can access gender-affirming care.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/gabon-lgbti
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ogooué-Maritime

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ogooué-Maritime is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Legal gender recognition is not available in the country.
Details
Sources:
state.gov/reports/2022-coun…
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LGBT discrimination in Ogooué-Maritime

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LGBT discrimination in Ogooué-Maritime is no protections.

Current status
No protections
According to the ILGA World, there are no protections from discrimination in Gabon.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 325)
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LGBT employment discrimination in Ogooué-Maritime

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LGBT employment discrimination in Ogooué-Maritime is no protections.

Current status
No protections
According to the ILGA World, there are no protections in employment.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 325)
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LGBT housing discrimination in Ogooué-Maritime

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LGBT housing discrimination in Ogooué-Maritime is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Sep 27, 2016
Ambiguous
Ambiguous, constitutional definitions very vague.
Details
Sources:
constituteproject.org/const…
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Same-sex adoption in Ogooué-Maritime

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Same-sex adoption in Ogooué-Maritime is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws against this. No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Ogooué-Maritime

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Intersex infant surgery in Ogooué-Maritime is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Ogooué-Maritime

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Serving openly in military in Ogooué-Maritime is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Since Jun 29, 2020
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Serving openly in the military is legal for LGB people, but Transgenders are yet to achieve this. Not a single African country including this one allows trans military service
Details
Sources:
reuters.com/article/us-gabo…
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Until Jun 29, 2020
Illegal
Homosexuality is illegal.
Details
Sources:
gabonreview.com/homosexuali…
reuters.com/article/us-glob…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Ogooué-Maritime

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Blood donations by MSMs in Ogooué-Maritime is legal.

Current status
Legal
No restrictions.
Details
Sources:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl…
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Conversion therapy in Ogooué-Maritime

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Conversion therapy in Ogooué-Maritime is not banned.

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

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Equal age of consent in Ogooué-Maritime is unequal.

Current status
Since Jun 29, 2020
Unequal
Age of consent is unequal as the age of consent for homosexuality is 21.
Details
Sources:
wipolex.wipo.int/en/text/493430
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Jul 5, 2019–Jun 29, 2020
N/A
Homosexual activity is illegal.
Details
Sources:
gabonreview.com/homosexuali…
reuters.com/article/us-glob…
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Legal Rights
46 / 100
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