Compare LGBT Rights in Rwanda

Equality Index ?
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2021
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
0% Justifiable
98% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
6% Good place
90% Not a good place
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