An Nil is governed by federal Sudan law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- N/A
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in An Nil is illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).
Current status
Since Jul 9, 2020
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
In 2020, following the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir, Sudan reformed its justice system. The reforms included the abolishment of public flogging and the death penalty as a punishment for consensual same-sex sexual activity.
However, Sudan still punishes homosexual sex between men with 5 years imprisonment for the first offence, 7 years for the second, and life imprisonment for the third. For homosexual sex between women, the punishment is a maximum of 1 year imprisonment.
However, Sudan still punishes homosexual sex between men with 5 years imprisonment for the first offence, 7 years for the second, and life imprisonment for the third. For homosexual sex between women, the punishment is a maximum of 1 year imprisonment.
Same-sex marriage in An Nil is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Sudan does not provide any legal recognition to same-sex couples. However, it also does not explicitly define marriage as between a man and a woman for all citizens.
The Muslim Personal Law Act of 1991, which applies to Sudanese Muslims, defines marriage in heterosexual terms. However, there is no law explicitly defining marriage as between a man and a woman for Christian citizens or for any other religion.
The Muslim Personal Law Act of 1991, which applies to Sudanese Muslims, defines marriage in heterosexual terms. However, there is no law explicitly defining marriage as between a man and a woman for Christian citizens or for any other religion.
Censorship of LGBT issues in An Nil is state-enforced.
Right to change legal gender in An Nil is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Transgender people are not able to change their legal gender.
Gender-affirming care in An Nil is restricted.
Current status
Restricted
In Sudan, while there are no laws restricting the accessibility of gender-affirming care, providers of healthcare often choose to refrain from providing such services to transgender and intersex individuals due to a fear of legal repercussions.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in An Nil is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Sudan does not legally recognize a third gender.
LGBT discrimination in An Nil is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In Sudan, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from discrimination.
LGBT employment discrimination in An Nil is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In Sudan, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from employment discrimination.
LGBT housing discrimination in An Nil is no protections.
Current status
No protections
In Sudan, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from housing discrimination.
Same-sex adoption in An Nil is n/a.
Current status
N/A
In Sudan, adoption, as understood in many Western contexts, is prohibited for everyone.
Intersex infant surgery in An Nil is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on “normalization” surgeries performed on intersex infants in Sudan.
Serving openly in military in An Nil is don't ask, don't tell.
Current status
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Sudan does not have any laws that explicitly prohibit LGBTQ individuals from serving in the military. However, due to the country’s criminalization of homosexuality and cross-dressing, serving openly is not possible.
Blood donations by MSMs in An Nil is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Conversion therapy in An Nil is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Sudan does not ban conversion therapies that aim to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Equal age of consent in An Nil is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Sudan.
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Alternative names: River Nile