Compare LGBT Rights in Sierra Leone & Zambia

Equality Index ?
15 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
22 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1861
Banned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1861
N/A
Since 2005
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