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History

Homosexual activity in Vallée du Bandama

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Homosexual activity in Vallée du Bandama is legal.

Current status
Legal
Homosexuality has not been criminalised in Côte d'Ivoire because when they were governed by the French penal code as a French colony, sodomy was not criminalised, and to this day it has not been criminalised by successive governments. However, the penal code imposes a higher punishment on homosexual sexual activity in public than heterosexual.
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
assets.website-files.com/62…
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Same-sex marriage in Vallée du Bandama

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Same-sex marriage in Vallée du Bandama is banned.

Current status
Since Jun 26, 2019
Banned
The 2019 Law on Marriage defines a marriage as a union between a man and a woman, effectively banning same-sex marriage in Côte d’Ivoire.
Details
Sources:
sgbv-ihrda.uwazi.io/entity/…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Vallée du Bandama

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Vallée du Bandama is state-enforced.

Current status
Since Jun 26, 2019
State-enforced
The Penal Code of Cote d'Ivoire of 2019 removed explicit mentions of same-sex activity in Article 360, but there are still excerpts of the code that could be used to censor LGBTIQ+ topics in practice. There is limited information on the enforcement of these statutes, but there have been reports of government inaction and refusal to allow LGBT organisations to register as charities.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/api/downl…
www.juriafrica.com/lex/art-…
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Jul 7, 1981–Jun 25, 2019
Imprisonment as punishment
The 1981 Penal Code of Cote d'Ivoire contained Article 360, which gives a penalty of three months to two years imprisonment for "acts of outrage to public decency". The code also contained a clause stating that if it was an "improper or unnatural act with a person of the same sex", the sentence would be imprisonment from six months to two years instead.

There was no information as to whether it was used to persecute LGBTIQ+ people in practice but the explicit provision was removed in the 2019 Penal Code.
Details
Sources:
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/n…
webarchive.archive.unhcr.or…
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Until Jul 6, 1981
No censorship
Before the 1981 penal code there were no known restrictions on the free discussion or promotion of LGBT topics in the Ivory Coast.
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Sources:
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/n…
webarchive.archive.unhcr.or…
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Right to change legal gender in Vallée du Bandama

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Right to change legal gender in Vallée du Bandama is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2018
Ambiguous
Both the repealed Civil Status Law (1964) and its replacement, the Law Relating to Civil Status (Law No. 2018-862) (2018) indicate in Chapter 7 that the President of the Abidjan Court of First Instance has the authority to order the "rectification of civil status records" when petitioned by an applicant or by a public prosecutor. The legislation does not specify what data may be changed and under what circumstances, so it is unclear whether trans and gender-diverse persons would be permitted to make amendments thereunder. Any amendments made must be noted in the records of the Civil Registry.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/cote-divo…
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Gender-affirming care in Vallée du Bandama

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Gender-affirming care in Vallée du Bandama is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
In Ivory Coast, medical transitions between the sexes are limited.
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Sources:
amerainternational.org/sexu…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Vallée du Bandama

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Vallée du Bandama is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
No legal recognition.
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Sources:
database.ilga.org/cote-divo…
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LGBT discrimination in Vallée du Bandama

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LGBT discrimination in Vallée du Bandama is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Cote d'Ivoire.
Details
Sources:
abidjan.usembassy.gov/ivoir…
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Vallée du Bandama

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LGBT employment discrimination in Vallée du Bandama is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in employment for LGBT people and incidents are reportedly quite widespread.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Vallée du Bandama

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LGBT housing discrimination in Vallée du Bandama is no protections.

Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in housing for LGBT people and incidents are reportedly quite widespread.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Same-sex adoption in Vallée du Bandama

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Same-sex adoption in Vallée du Bandama is single only.

Current status
Single only
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Sources:
no legal text in parlement for this
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Intersex infant surgery in Vallée du Bandama

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Intersex infant surgery in Vallée du Bandama is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Côte d'Ivoire.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/cote-divo…
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Serving openly in military in Vallée du Bandama

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Serving openly in military in Vallée du Bandama is don't ask, don't tell.

Current status
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Details
Sources:
no legal text in parlement for this
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Blood donations by MSMs in Vallée du Bandama

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Blood donations by MSMs in Vallée du Bandama is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Permanent deferral for homosexual and bisexual people.
Details
Sources:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar…
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Conversion therapy in Vallée du Bandama

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Conversion therapy in Vallée du Bandama is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/cote-divo…
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Equal age of consent in Vallée du Bandama

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Equal age of consent in Vallée du Bandama is unequal.

Current status
Unequal
The age of consent for heterosexual sex is 15, while for homosexual sex it is 18.
Details
Sources:
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Legal Rights
33 / 100
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