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- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- Unknown
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Unknown
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Rukwa is illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).
Current status
Since Jul 1, 1998
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Section 16 of the Sexual Offences Special Provisions Act (1998) amended Section 154 of the Code to aggravate the penalty for "carnal knowledge against the order of nature”, raising it to "imprisonment for life and in any case to imprisonment for a term of not less than 30 years".
Same-sex marriage in Rukwa is banned.
Current status
Since Feb 12, 1971
Banned
Article 9(1) in The Law of Marriage Act defines marriage as a voluntary union of a man and a woman.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Rukwa is state-enforced.
Current status
State-enforced
Tanzania has a history of enforcing strict laws against the LGBT community. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal and can be punished by imprisonment. The government has also taken steps to restrict LGBT rights organizations and their activities. Public attitudes towards the LGBT community in Tanzania can be quite hostile, which contributes to a challenging environment for individuals who identify as LGBT. It's important to stay informed about the current situation and exercise caution when discussing or engaging in LGBT-related issues in Tanzania.
Right to change legal gender in Rukwa is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws in place. Tanzania does not recognize transgender people.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Rukwa is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
As Tanzania does not recognize gender changes, non-binary self-identification is defacto not recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Rukwa is no protections.
Current status
Since Apr 26, 1977
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal hence by default there are no discrimination protection extended to LGBTQ+ community.
LGBT employment discrimination in Rukwa is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT housing discrimination in Rukwa is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Same-sex adoption in Rukwa is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
You have to be married to adopt, and same-sex marriage is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Rukwa is illegal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1998
Illegal
Homosexuality is currently illegal in Tanzania
Blood donations by MSMs in Rukwa is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
The Blood Donor Assessment and Selection Guideline issued by the Ministry of Health and the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) of Tanzania states that male homosexuals or bisexuals are high-risk groups and should not donate.
Conversion therapy in Rukwa is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Rukwa is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal in Tanzania.
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