- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
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Homosexual activity in Gambia is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Jul 21, 2005
Since Jul 21, 2005
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Imprisonment of up to 7 years
Same-sex marriage in Gambia is not legal.
Current status
Since Jul 21, 2005
Since Jul 21, 2005
Not legal
Homosexuality is not legal in Gambia.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Gambia is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Gambia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Gambia is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options on documents.
LGBT discrimination in Gambia is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Full discrimination protections under the admendment to the criminal code. Decriminalization pending.
LGBT employment discrimination in Gambia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discrimination in Gambia is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Full discrimination protection under amendment to the criminal code.
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Gambia is legal.
Current status
Legal
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Same-sex adoption in Gambia is single only.
Current status
Single only
However no laws in place for same sex couples. Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Equal age of consent in Gambia is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
Blood donations by MSMs in Gambia is legal.
Current status
Legal
All across Africa except for a few Countries.
Conversion therapy in Gambia is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Only criminalized in South Africa.
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