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LGBT Rights in Angola

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ Sexual orientation only
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

Public opinion in Angola appears to be somewhat divided on LGBTQ+ issues, as evidenced by recent studies.

Angola Surveys

Views on LGBTQ+ Rights

(ILGA, 2017)
Of Angolans agreed that gay, lesbian and bisexual people should enjoy the same rights as straight people
Of Angolans agreed that Transgender people should enjoy the same rights as straight people

History

Homosexual activity in Angola

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Homosexual activity in Angola is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 24, 2019
Legal
Legalized after an act of parliament
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Sep 16, 1886–Jan 24, 2019
Illegal (other penalty)
Penalty unknown
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Same-sex marriage in Angola

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Same-sex marriage in Angola is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Angola does not recognize same-sex marriage.
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Sep 16, 1886–Jan 24, 2019
Not legal
As homosexuality is illegal, same sex union is by default illegal
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Angola

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Angola is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Angola, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Angola

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Right to change legal gender in Angola is legal, surgery not required.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Legal, surgery not required
In Angola, surgery is not required to legally change your gender
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Until Jan 1, 2015
Ambiguous
May possibly change gender under the Código do Registro Civil 2015. Transgender people could possibly use this section to change their legal gender.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Angola

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Angola is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
There are only 2 legally recognized genders in Angola.
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LGBT discrimination in Angola

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LGBT discrimination in Angola is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since 2021
Illegal in some contexts
Article 212 of the Penal Code criminalises acts of discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, health, education and in the provision of goods and services. There is no explicit protection in housing.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Angola

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LGBT employment discrimination in Angola is sexual orientation only.

Current status
Since 2021
Sexual orientation only
Article 212 of the Penal Code bans acts of discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Angola

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LGBT housing discrimination in Angola is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Laws in force in Angola do not offer protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity in housing. There is no explicit protection under the change of the Criminal Code.
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Same-sex adoption in Angola

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Same-sex adoption in Angola is single only.

Current status
Single only
No restrictions there. no laws in place for same sex couples.
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Serving openly in military in Angola

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Serving openly in military in Angola is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
There no ban on service and with discrimination protections it makes it easy to serve. Like All other African countries, Angola doesn’t allow trans service
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Blood donations by MSMs in Angola

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Blood donations by MSMs in Angola is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Angola

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Conversion therapy in Angola is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There are no laws banning conversion therapy in Angola.
Sources:
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Equal age of consent in Angola

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Equal age of consent in Angola is equal.

Current status
Equal
Will come into effect in 2020.
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LGBT Rights by Province

View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Angola.