Compare LGBT Rights in Mozambique & Zambia

Equality Index ?
51 / 100
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
55 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
47 / 100
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2015
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2004
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1988
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2004
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2024
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2015
Illegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2015
N/A
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
56% Tolerate
36% Not tolerate
6% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
48% Tolerate
43% Not tolerate
4% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
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