Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    Ambiguous
    Donating Blood
    Ambiguous
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✖ Unequal
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Research in attittudes towards LGBTQ+ issues in Republic of the Congo have identified a strong opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting underlying homophobic sentiments.

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Homosexual activity in Republic of the Congo

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Homosexual activity in Republic of the Congo is legal.

Current status
Legal
Details
Sources:
www.voiceofcongo.net/les-2-…
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Same-sex marriage in Republic of the Congo

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Same-sex marriage in Republic of the Congo is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Under the Congo constitution.
Details
Sources:
www.refugeelegalaidinformat…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Republic of the Congo

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Republic of the Congo is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Republic of the Congo is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no legal framework to change one's legal gender.
Details
Sources:
www.refugeelegalaidinformation.org › ...
Democratic Republic of Congo LGBTI Resources | Rights in Exile Programme
cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/202…
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Gender-affirming care in Republic of the Congo

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Gender-affirming care in Republic of the Congo is legal.

Current status
Legal
There are no known laws restricting gender affirming care
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/congo-lgbti
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Republic of the Congo

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Republic of the Congo is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no recognition of non-binary identities.
Details
Sources:
cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/202…
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LGBT discrimination in Republic of the Congo

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LGBT discrimination in Republic of the Congo is no protections.

Current status
No protections
No explicit protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Law No. 29-2019 on the Protection of Personal Data protects a person's sexual life as sensitive and personal data (Articles 4, 14 and 40).
Details
Sources:
www.sgg.cg/JO/2019/congo-jo…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Republic of the Congo

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LGBT employment discrimination in Republic of the Congo is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Republic of the Congo

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LGBT housing discrimination in Republic of the Congo is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Republic of the Congo

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Same-sex adoption in Republic of the Congo is single only.

Current status
Single only
it is the only condition. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details
Sources:
travel.state.gov/content/ad…
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Intersex infant surgery in Republic of the Congo

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Intersex infant surgery in Republic of the Congo is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Republic of the Congo

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Serving openly in military in Republic of the Congo is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Legal known provisions relating to military recruitment do not exclude LGBT people from serving. Nevertheless, there are no inclusion measures for LGBT people.
Details
Sources:
Law 17-61
www.sgg.cg/JO/1961/congo-jo…
www.sgg.cg/textes-officiels…
www.sgg.cg/textes-officiels…
budget.gouv.cg/wp-content/u…
www.sgg.cg/textes-officiels…
www.finances.gouv.cg/fr/loi…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Republic of the Congo

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Blood donations by MSMs in Republic of the Congo is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
There are no official sources from the Ministry of Health and the National Blood Transfusion Center regarding the specific requirements for donating blood. It is unlikely that LGBT people can donate blood without facing legal and social discrimination.
Details
Sources:
sante.gouv.cg/textes-reglem…
www.webservices.cg/etapesdo…
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Conversion therapy in Republic of the Congo

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Conversion therapy in Republic of the Congo is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/congo-lgbti
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Equal age of consent in Republic of the Congo

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Equal age of consent in Republic of the Congo is unequal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1947
Unequal
Article 331 from the 1947 Penal Code, defines an unequal age of consent with the age of consent for homosexual acts being 21 and punishable with jail (6 months to 3 years) and a fine.
Details
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2012061…
www.legal-tools.org/doc/6e09fe/pdf - Article 172 (Section 3)
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