Compare LGBT Rights in Mozambique & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
14 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
6 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2015
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2004
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
No censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2004
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2024
Sexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1861
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
56% Tolerate
36% Not tolerate
6% Tolerate
90% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
48% Tolerate
43% Not tolerate
7% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
8% Good place
80% Not a good place
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