Compare LGBT Rights in Zambia

Equality Index ?
8 / 100
Legal Index ?
9 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
8 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
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 2002
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 2005
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
6% Tolerate
92% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
4% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
10% Good place
87% Not a good place
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