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LGBT Rights in Medenine
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History

Homosexual activity in Medenine

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Homosexual activity in Medenine 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)
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
www.jurisitetunisie.com/tun…
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Until Dec 31, 1912
Legal
Until 1913, homosexuality was legal in Tunisia, although taboo.
Details
Sources:
article230.com/wp-content/u…
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Same-sex marriage in Medenine

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Same-sex marriage in Medenine 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.
Details
Sources:
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Medenine

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Medenine is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Since Aug 2, 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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Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2016040…
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Right to change legal gender in Medenine

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Right to change legal gender in Medenine 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.
Details
Sources:
legal-agenda.com/%D8%A7%D9%…
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Until Jul 9, 2018
Illegal
Until 2018, there was no legal gender recognition provided in Tunisia.
Details
Sources:
www.nationalgeographic.com/…
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Gender-affirming care in Medenine

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Gender-affirming care in Medenine 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.
Details
Sources:
cairo52.com/countries/Tunisia/
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Medenine

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary identities are not legally recognized.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/tunisia-lgbti
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LGBT discrimination in Medenine

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LGBT discrimination in Medenine is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Tunisia.
Details
Sources:
www.jasmine-foundation.org/…
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Medenine

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LGBT employment discrimination in Medenine is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in employment provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Tunisia.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Medenine

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LGBT housing discrimination in Medenine is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in housing provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Tunisia.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Same-sex adoption in Medenine

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Same-sex adoption in Medenine is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Medenine

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Intersex infant surgery in Medenine is not banned.

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

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Serving openly in military in Medenine is ambiguous.

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

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Blood donations by MSMs in Medenine is n/a.

Current status
N/A
There are no official sources from the Ministry of Health regarding the prohibitions for donating blood.
Details
Sources:
www.onmne.tn/?page_id=7779&lang=en
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Conversion therapy in Medenine

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Conversion therapy in Medenine is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned in Tunisia but is also not widely practiced.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Equal age of consent in Medenine

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Equal age of consent in Medenine is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Tunisia.
Details
Sources:
www.thepinknews.com/2012/06…
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Equality Index ?
13 / 100
Legal Rights
11 / 100
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