Sīlā is governed by federal Chad law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Banned
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Sīlā is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Aug 1, 2017
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Imprisonment of 8 to 15 years as penalty.
Same-sex marriage in Sīlā is banned.
Current status
Since Aug 1, 2017
Banned
Same-sex couples do not receive any legal benefits in Chad.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Sīlā is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Chad, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Sīlā is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws in place to change one's legal gender
Gender-affirming care in Sīlā is banned.
Current status
Banned
Gender-Affirming Care in Chad is banned
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sīlā is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no recognition of non-binary identities.
LGBT employment discrimination in Sīlā is no protections.
Current status
Since Apr 10, 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Sīlā is no protections.
Current status
Since Nov 28, 1958
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Sīlā is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Intersex infant surgery in Sīlā is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Chad.
Serving openly in military in Sīlā is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality became illegal in Chad since 2017.
Conversion therapy in Sīlā is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Chad.
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