- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
Research in attittudes towards LGBTQ+ issues in Tanzania have identified a strong opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting underlying homophobic sentiments.
History
Homosexual activity in Tanzania is illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).
Same-sex marriage in Tanzania is banned.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Tanzania is state-enforced.
Right to change legal gender in Tanzania is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Tanzania is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Tanzania is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Tanzania is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Tanzania is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Tanzania is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Tanzania is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Tanzania is legal.
Conversion therapy in Tanzania is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Tanzania is n/a.
LGBT Rights by Region
View the LGBT laws in each individual region of Tanzania.