LGBT Rights in Tunis
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History

Homosexual activity in Tunis

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

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1913
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Penal Code of 1913: Article 230: “The masculine homosexuality and feminine homosexuality that is not covered by any of the other previous articles, is punished with imprisonment for three years” (unofficial translation)

Same-sex marriage in Tunis

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Same-sex marriage in Tunis is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
The personal status code does not explicitly define marriage to be between a man and a woman, but it's implied according to its different article. Only that type of marriage is regulated. There is no law that regulates same-sex marriages or a civil unions. In 2020, Tunisian authorities approved the family reunification of a same-sex couple married abroad, a move initially reported as indirect recognition of the marriage,[27][28] but the government repeated that it does not recognize same-sex marriages and the approval may have been an administrative oversight.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Tunis

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Tunis is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2004
Imprisonment as punishment
Article 226 of the Penal Code (1913) which was amended in 2004, criminalizes any act that publicly draws attention to the opportunity to “commit debauchery” through any form of writing, audio, or visual recording.
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Right to change legal gender in Tunis

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Right to change legal gender in Tunis is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Since Jul 9, 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Tunisian court granted legal gender recognition to a transgender man who received gender-affirming care in Germany, overruling a lower court’s verdict.
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Jul 25, 1957–Jul 9, 2018
Illegal
Changing gender is illegal in Tunisia.
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Gender-affirming care in Tunis

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Gender-affirming care in Tunis is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
There are no known legal restrictions on gender affirming healthcare in Tunisia. Access is difficult due to the lack of doctors with the knowledge required but there have been no known cases of doctors getting arrested for providing such care to trans Tunisians.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Tunis

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary identities are not legally recognized.
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LGBT discrimination in Tunis

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LGBT discrimination in Tunis is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Tunisia.

LGBT employment discrimination in Tunis

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LGBT employment discrimination in Tunis is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in employment provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Tunisia.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Tunis

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LGBT housing discrimination in Tunis is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in housing provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Tunisia.
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Same-sex adoption in Tunis

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Same-sex adoption in Tunis is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Tunis

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Intersex infant surgery in Tunis is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Tunisia.
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Serving openly in military in Tunis

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Serving openly in military in Tunis is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
Ambiguous
there is no laws against LGBT people to serve Military
Sources:
The constitution
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Blood donations by MSMs in Tunis

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Blood donations by MSMs in Tunis is n/a.

Current status
N/A
There are no official sources from the Ministry of Health regarding the prohibitions for donating blood.
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Conversion therapy in Tunis

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Conversion therapy in Tunis is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned in Tunisia but is also not widely practiced.
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Equal age of consent in Tunis

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Equal age of consent in Tunis is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Tunisia.
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