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    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    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
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    Ambiguous
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Maritime

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Homosexual activity in Maritime is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Aug 13, 1980
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
1-3 years in prison, 100 000-500 000 cfa fine. Decriminalization pending
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
www.state.gov/documents/org…
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Same-sex marriage in Maritime

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Same-sex marriage in Maritime is banned.

Current status
Since Aug 13, 1980
Banned
Same sex marriage is not legal.
Details
Sources:
www.loc.gov/law/help/crimin…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Maritime

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Maritime is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Maritime is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place.
Details
Sources:
There is no laws, thus no source.
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Gender-affirming care in Maritime

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Gender-affirming care in Maritime is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
There is no information on who can receive gender-affirming care in Togo.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/togo-lgbti
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Maritime

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no source for non-binary recognition in Togo.
Details
Sources:
There are no sources.
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LGBT discrimination in Maritime

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LGBT discrimination in Maritime is no protections.

Current status
Since Aug 13, 1980
No protections
None exist in the criminal code.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Maritime

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LGBT employment discrimination in Maritime is no protections.

Current status
Since Aug 13, 1980
No protections
None exist.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Maritime

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LGBT housing discrimination in Maritime is no protections.

Current status
Since Aug 13, 1980
No protections
None exist.
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Same-sex adoption in Maritime

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Same-sex adoption in Maritime is single only.

Current status
Single only
According to the US Togo Adoption Website. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details
Sources:
travel.state.gov/content/ad…
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Intersex infant surgery in Maritime

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Intersex infant surgery in Maritime is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Togo.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/togo-lgbti
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Serving openly in military in Maritime

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Serving openly in military in Maritime is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details
Sources:
(See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
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Blood donations by MSMs in Maritime

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Blood donations by MSMs in Maritime is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
There are no official sources from the Ministry of Health regarding the requirements for donating blood. The hostile situation regarding access to health care for LGBT people makes it unlikely that they can donate blood without facing legal and social discrimination.
Details
Sources:
sante.gouv.tg/documentation/
asylos.libguides.com/c.php?…
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Conversion therapy in Maritime

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Conversion therapy in Maritime is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/togo-lgbti
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Equal age of consent in Maritime

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Equal age of consent in Maritime is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details
Sources:
(See sources listed for homosexual activity.)
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