LGBT Rights in Zaire Province

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Zaire

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Homosexual activity in Zaire is legal.

Current status
Legal
Will become legal in 2020.
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Same-sex marriage in Zaire

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Same-sex marriage in Zaire is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
In all of Africa.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Zaire

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Zaire is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Zaire is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since 2015
Ambiguous under federal Angola law
According to ILGA, Section 78 of the Civil Registry Act (2015) does not allow alterations of details entered in the registration of records by the Civil Registrar. However, Section 87 permits changes, including "change of name" where there is a change of facts which alter the legal identity or status of the person. A change of sex marker may also be possible under Section 87.
Current status
Legal, no restrictions
Nationwide.
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Gender-affirming care in Zaire

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Gender-affirming care in Zaire is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Zaire

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Zaire is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Zaire

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LGBT discrimination in Zaire is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
under revision of the criminal code.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Zaire

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LGBT employment discrimination in Zaire is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
under revision of criminal code.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Zaire

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LGBT housing discrimination in Zaire is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
in 2020.
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Same-sex adoption in Zaire

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Same-sex adoption in Zaire is legal.

Current status
Legal under federal Angola law
No restrictions there. no laws in place for same sex couples.
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Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
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Intersex infant surgery in Zaire

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Intersex infant surgery in Zaire is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Zaire

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Serving openly in military in Zaire is legal.

Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Zaire

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Blood donations by MSMs in Zaire is legal.

Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
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Conversion therapy in Zaire

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Conversion therapy in Zaire is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
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Equal age of consent in Zaire

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Equal age of consent in Zaire is equal.

Current status
Equal
age of consent will be equalized in 2020
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