Kouilou is governed by federal Republic of the Congo law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
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Same-sex marriage in Kouilou is banned.
Current status
Banned
The Republic of Congo Family Code (Law No. 073-84):
Section II. Marriage. Article 127. - Definition. "Marriage is the public act by which a man and a woman establish between them a legal and lasting union, the conditions of formation, effects and dissolution of which are determined by this Code."
Section II. Marriage. Article 127. - Definition. "Marriage is the public act by which a man and a woman establish between them a legal and lasting union, the conditions of formation, effects and dissolution of which are determined by this Code."
Censorship of LGBT issues in Kouilou is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In the Republic of the Congo, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Kouilou is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
There is no legal framework to change one's legal gender.
Gender-affirming care in Kouilou is legal.
Current status
Legal
There are no known laws restricting gender affirming care
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kouilou is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no recognition of non-binary identities.
LGBT discrimination in Kouilou is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since Jun 5, 2020
Illegal in some contexts
There is limited protection based on sexual orientation.
Article 19 of Law No. 27-2020 on the Fight Against Cybercrime, reads "Anyone who, except in the cases provided for by law, places or stores on a computer medium or memory, without the express consent of the person concerned, personal data revealing, directly or indirectly, the person's ethnic origin, political, philosophical, or religious opinions, or trade union membership, or relating to the person's health or sexual orientation, shall be punished by imprisonment of at least one year to a maximum of five years and a fine of one million to ten million CFA francs, or both."
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).
Article 19 of Law No. 27-2020 on the Fight Against Cybercrime, reads "Anyone who, except in the cases provided for by law, places or stores on a computer medium or memory, without the express consent of the person concerned, personal data revealing, directly or indirectly, the person's ethnic origin, political, philosophical, or religious opinions, or trade union membership, or relating to the person's health or sexual orientation, shall be punished by imprisonment of at least one year to a maximum of five years and a fine of one million to ten million CFA francs, or both."
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).
LGBT employment discrimination in Kouilou is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in employment provided to LGBTIQ+ people in the Republic of the Congo.
LGBT housing discrimination in Kouilou is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in housing provided to LGBTIQ+ people in the Republic of the Congo.
Intersex infant surgery in Kouilou is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Surgery on intersex infants is legal in the Republic of the Congo but not reported.
Serving openly in military in Kouilou is legal.
Current status
Legal
Legal known provisions relating to military recruitment do not exclude LGBT people from serving. Nevertheless, there are no inclusion measures for LGBT people.
Blood donations by MSMs in Kouilou is legal.
Current status
Legal
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.
Conversion therapy in Kouilou is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is legal in the Republic of the Congo but has reportedly declined in practice.
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