LGBT Rights in South Africa

Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1996
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
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