Gaoual is governed by federal Guinea law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- Unknown
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Gaoual is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Dec 31, 1988
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
The Guinea Penal Code has stated since 1988 that homosexuality is illegal, with punishment being 6 months to three years in prison and a fine of 500,000 (raised from 100,000 in 2016) to 1,000,000 Guinean francs. If the act was committed with a minor (under 21 years), the individual will face the maximum penalty.
Same-sex marriage in Gaoual is banned.
Current status
Since Dec 31, 1988
Banned
Homosexuality is illegal and same sex marriage is not recognized.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Gaoual is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Guinea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Gaoual is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
There are no procedures in place for legal gender recognition in Guinea. Additionally, transgender people are often arrested in “compassionate incarcerations” to “protect” them from violence while in practice, they are placed in prisons not matching their gender identity, leading to high rates of sexual violence.
Gender-affirming care in Gaoual is restricted.
Current status
Restricted
Gender-Affirming Care in Guinea is restricted. Due to the widespread hostile environment, transgender people cannot access health care without being subject to discrimination and stigmatization.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Gaoual is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized under federal Guinea law
There is no legal gender recognition provided for nonbinary or intersex people in Guinea.
LGBT discrimination in Gaoual is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Since 2016
Illegal in some contexts
Some protections for LGBTI people are in place.
Article 56 of Law L/2016/037/AN Relating to Cybersecurity and the Protection of Personal Data in the Republic of Guinea expressly protects sexual orientation. The law punishes with imprisonment or a fine anyone who stores or records sensitive personal data, such as sexual orientation, without the express consent of the person concerned.
Law L/2024/001/CNT/SGG on HIV prevention, care, and protection of people living with HIV in the Republic of Guinea defines "Members of sexual minorities" as "individuals whose sexual orientation or identity falls outside the framework of heterosexuality, such as gays, lesbians, bisexuals, intersex, and transgender people, whether they identify as such or not."
Article 56 of Law L/2016/037/AN Relating to Cybersecurity and the Protection of Personal Data in the Republic of Guinea expressly protects sexual orientation. The law punishes with imprisonment or a fine anyone who stores or records sensitive personal data, such as sexual orientation, without the express consent of the person concerned.
Law L/2024/001/CNT/SGG on HIV prevention, care, and protection of people living with HIV in the Republic of Guinea defines "Members of sexual minorities" as "individuals whose sexual orientation or identity falls outside the framework of heterosexuality, such as gays, lesbians, bisexuals, intersex, and transgender people, whether they identify as such or not."
LGBT employment discrimination in Gaoual is no protections.
Current status
No protections
The Labor Code (2014) does not protect LGBT people from discrimination.
LGBT housing discrimination in Gaoual is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
Intersex infant surgery in Gaoual is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Guinea.
Serving openly in military in Gaoual is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Gaoual is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
There is no ban on MSM blood donations. While homosexuality is illegal in Senegal, simply because homosexuality is illegal does not automatically mean that msm blood donations are not accepted.
Conversion therapy in Gaoual is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
There are now known laws banning conversion therapy in Guinea.
Equal age of consent in Gaoual is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is illegal.
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