Compare LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2006
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1940
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2008
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2014
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2007
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