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Recent studies in Guinea-Bissau show a discernible level of opposition to LGBTQ+ rights among the population.

For each of the following types of people, please tell me whether you would like having people from this group as neighbours, dislike it, or not care: Homosexuals?

(Afrobarometer, 2025)
16%
Would strongly like
11%
Would like
10%
Would not care
8%
Would dislike
52%
Would strongly dislike
2%
Don’t know

Homosexuality is morally acceptable or not an issue

(Outright International , 2010)
Morally acceptable or not an issue

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History

Homosexual activity in Guinea-Bissau

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Homosexual activity in Guinea-Bissau is legal.

Current status
Since 1993
Legal
In 1993, Guinea Bissau repealed parts of the Portuguese colonial penal code that outlawed "vices against nature".

Later, in 2008, Guinea Bissau signed the 2008 United Nations Statement on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity which called on all countries to "promote and protect human rights of all persons, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity".
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Sources:
theowp.org/being-part-of-th…
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Jan 1, 1886–1993
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Under Portuguese law, sodomy was punishable by one to six years in prison.
Details
Sources:
www.setentaequatro.pt/inves…
web.archive.org/web/2012022…
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Same-sex marriage in Guinea-Bissau

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Same-sex marriage in Guinea-Bissau is banned.

Current status
Banned
Article 1577 of the Civil Code reads "Marriage is the contract concluded between two people of different sexes who intend to legitimately form a family through a full communion of life."
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Sources:
Civil Code:
pgr.gw/wp-content/uploads/2…
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Guinea-Bissau

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Guinea-Bissau is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Guinea-Bissau, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Right to change legal gender in Guinea-Bissau

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Right to change legal gender in Guinea-Bissau is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
There is no procedure in place to allow legal gender recognition for official documents.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Gender-affirming care in Guinea-Bissau

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Gender-affirming care in Guinea-Bissau is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
Gender-Affirming Care is not banned in Guinea-Bissau, but is restricted due to lack of trained individuals and societal stigma.
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Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Guinea-Bissau

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no legal gender recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Guinea-Bissau.
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Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Hate crime protections in Guinea-Bissau

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Hate crime protections in Guinea-Bissau is no protections.

Current status
No protections
Guinea-Bissau does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Details
Sources:
fecongd.org/pdf/crianca/Cod…
ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/n…
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LGBT discrimination in Guinea-Bissau

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LGBT discrimination in Guinea-Bissau is illegal in some contexts.

Current status
Since Feb 4, 2014
Illegal in some contexts
Article 5 of Law No. 6/2014 against Domestic Violence, reads: "All victims, regardless of their ancestry, nationality, social status, sex, ethnicity, language, age, region, disability, political or ideological conviction, sexual orientation, culture and educational level, enjoy the fundamental rights inherent to human dignity, and are guaranteed equal opportunities to a life free from violence, as well as physical and mental health."
Details
Sources:
Law 6/2014
documents1.worldbank.org/cu…

www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Guinea-Bissau

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LGBT employment discrimination in Guinea-Bissau is no protections.

Current status
No protections
In Guinea-Bissau, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from employment discrimination.
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Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Guinea-Bissau

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LGBT housing discrimination in Guinea-Bissau is no protections.

Current status
No protections
In Guinea-Bissau, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from housing discrimination.
Details
Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Same-sex adoption in Guinea-Bissau

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Same-sex adoption in Guinea-Bissau is single only.

Current status
Single only
In Guinea-Bissau, there are no explict laws banning LGBT+ singles from adopting although same sex couples can't adopt.
Details
Sources:
share.google/tMq4OLuIiMT2MkhcU
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Intersex infant surgery in Guinea-Bissau

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Intersex infant surgery in Guinea-Bissau is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no ban on surgeries performed on intersex infants in Guinea-Bissau.
Details
Sources:
database.ilga.org/guinea-bi…
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Serving openly in military in Guinea-Bissau

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Serving openly in military in Guinea-Bissau is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Since Oct 13, 1993
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
In Guinea-Bissau, LGB people do not appear to be expressly banned from military service, and consensual same-sex conduct has been legal since the 1993 Penal Code reform, but open LGB military service is not clearly protected because the country lacks explicit sexual orientation employment protections and I have not found a military status law expressly guaranteeing such service; transgender service remains especially uncertain because gender identity is not expressly protected and there is no clear legal gender recognition framework.
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Sources:
www.state.gov/reports/2023-…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Guinea-Bissau

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Blood donations by MSMs in Guinea-Bissau is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
In Guinea-Bissau blood donation by MSMS is banned.
Details
Sources:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28819520/
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Conversion therapy in Guinea-Bissau

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Conversion therapy in Guinea-Bissau is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Guinea-Bissau.
Details
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 325)
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Equal age of consent in Guinea-Bissau

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Equal age of consent in Guinea-Bissau is equal.

Current status
Equal
Equalised age of consent at 16.
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
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