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LGBT Rights in Chad

    Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ Illegal in some contexts
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A

Public Opinion

Research in attittudes towards LGBTQ+ issues in Chad have identified a strong opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting underlying homophobic sentiments, based on limited public opinion data in Chad.

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History

Homosexual activity in Chad

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Homosexual activity in Chad is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Aug 1, 2017
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Imprisonment of 8 to 15 years as penalty.
Added by vviet93  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Jun 9, 1967–Jul 31, 2017
Legal
Although homosexuality is legal, any homosexual act with any person under the age of 21 is illegal.
Added by vviet93  ·  0 accurate votes  ·  Report Error  ·  Log

Same-sex marriage in Chad

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Same-sex marriage in Chad is not legal.

Current status
Since Aug 1, 2017
Not legal
Same-sex couples do not receive any legal benefits in Chad.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Chad

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Chad is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Chad is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place to change one's legal gender
Sources:
No laws exist, thus there is no source
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Chad

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no recognition of non-binary identities.
Sources:
There is no sources for non-binary gender recognition
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LGBT discrimination in Chad

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LGBT discrimination in Chad is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Article 350(i) of the Penal Code (2017) establishes the aggravated punishment of imprisonment for ten to twenty years for rape committed because of the victim's sexual orientation.
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Nov 28, 19582017
No protections
No protections
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LGBT employment discrimination in Chad

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LGBT employment discrimination in Chad is no protections.

Current status
Since Apr 10, 2018
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Chad

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LGBT housing discrimination in Chad is no protections.

Current status
Since Nov 28, 1958
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Chad

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Same-sex adoption in Chad is single only.

Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Serving openly in military in Chad

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Serving openly in military in Chad is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality became illegal in Chad since 2017.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Chad

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Blood donations by MSMs in Chad is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Chad

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Conversion therapy in Chad is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Chad.
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Equal age of consent in Chad

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Equal age of consent in Chad is n/a.

Current status
Since 2017
N/A
Homosexuality became illegal in Chad since 2017
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