Compare LGBT Rights in Lesotho & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
45 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
14 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1975
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2012
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
N/A
Since 1998
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