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| Region | Gambia |
| Issue | Bathroom access |
| Status | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Gambia, there are no explict law restricting trans people rights to go to the bathroom of their gender identity rather than their assigned sex but the Gambia's Criminal Code heavily criminalizes LGBT+ identities and gender non-conforming behaviors. The law bans acts like "unnatural offenses" and penalizes men "impersonating" women because navigating a public restroom aligned with a gender identity different from one's sex assigned at birth would expose a transgender person to these broader criminal statutes, arbitrary arrest, and severe legal penalties, the functional outcome is a deeply restricted environment. |
| Sources | https://2021-2025.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/the-gambia/ |
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| Status | Restricted (enforced with penalties or fines) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Gambia, there are no explict law restricting trans people rights to go to the bathroom of their gender identity rather than their assigned sex but the Gambia's Criminal Code heavily criminalizes LGBT+ identities and gender non-conforming behaviors. The law bans acts like "unnatural offenses" and penalizes men "impersonating" women because navigating a public restroom aligned with a gender identity different from one's sex assigned at birth would expose a transgender person to these broader criminal statutes, arbitrary arrest, and severe legal penalties, the functional outcome is a deeply restricted environment. |
| Sources | https://2021-2025.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/the-gambia/ |