- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Public Opinion
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #75 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(66%) Not a good place
Good place (17%)
By The Numbers
63%
Of Angolans agreed that Transgender people should enjoy the same rights as straight people
(ILGA, 2017)
61%
Of Angolans agreed that gay, lesbian and bisexual people should enjoy the same rights as straight people
(ILGA, 2017)
History
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.
Right to change legal gender in Angola is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
In Angola, surgery is not required to legally change your gender
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.
LGBT employment discrimination in Angola is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Since Jan 1, 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the change of the Angolan Criminal Code.
LGBT housing discrimination in Angola is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Since Jan 1, 2015
Sexual orientation and gender identity
under the change of the Criminal Code.
Same-sex adoption in Angola is single only.
Current status
Single only
No restrictions there. no laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Angola is legal.
Current status
Legal
There no ban on service and with discrimination protections it makes it easy to serve.
Conversion therapy in Angola is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There are no laws banning conversion therapy in Angola.
Equal age of consent in Angola is equal.
Current status
Equal
Will come into effect in 2020.
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