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LGBT Rights in Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    Ambiguous
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

Public Opinion

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History

Homosexual activity in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Homosexual activity in Democratic Republic of the Congo is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 30, 1940
Legal
Homosexuality is legal in the DRC.
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Same-sex marriage in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Same-sex marriage in Democratic Republic of the Congo is not legal.

Current status
Since Feb 18, 2006
Not legal
The 2006 constitution explicitly prohibits same sex marriage
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Democratic Republic of the Congo is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
The U.S. Department of State's 2021 Human Rights Report found that
While no law specifically prohibits consensual same-sex sexual conduct between adults, individuals engaging in public displays of consensual same-sex sexual conduct, such as kissing, were sometimes subject to prosecution under public indecency provisions, which were rarely applied to opposite-sex couples. A local NGO reported authorities rarely took steps to investigate, prosecute, or punish officials who committed abuses against LGBTQI+ persons, whether in the security forces or elsewhere in the government.
Identifying as LGBTQI+ remained a cultural taboo. LGBTQI+ individuals were subjected to harassment, stigmatization, and violence, including "corrective" rape. Some religious leaders, radio broadcasts, and political organizations played a key role in supporting discrimination against LGBTQI+ individuals.
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Right to change legal gender in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Right to change legal gender in Democratic Republic of the Congo is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no laws allowing you to change your legal gender in DRC.
Sources:
"Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo"
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Democratic Republic of the Congo is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
As there is no protocol for legal gender changes in DR Congo, non-binary self-identification is defacto not recognized.
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LGBT discrimination in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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LGBT discrimination in Democratic Republic of the Congo is no protections.

Current status
Since Jun 30, 1960
No protections
Unsafe to be LGBT
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LGBT employment discrimination in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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LGBT employment discrimination in Democratic Republic of the Congo is no protections.

Current status
Since Jun 30, 1960
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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LGBT housing discrimination in Democratic Republic of the Congo is no protections.

Current status
Since Jun 30, 1960
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Same-sex adoption in Democratic Republic of the Congo is single only.

Current status
Since Sep 18, 2017
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Serving openly in military in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Serving openly in military in Democratic Republic of the Congo is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Not a single country in Africa allows trans military service
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Blood donations by MSMs in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Blood donations by MSMs in Democratic Republic of the Congo is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Conversion therapy in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Conversion therapy in Democratic Republic of the Congo is not banned.

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

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Equal age of consent in Democratic Republic of the Congo is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2006
Equal
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LGBT Rights by Province

View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Democratic Republic of the Congo.