- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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History
Homosexual activity in Guinea-Bissau is legal.
Current status
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Guinea-Bissau is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Apr 23, 1993
Since Apr 23, 1993
Unrecognized
The civil code defines marriage as a union of people with opposite sex
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.
Right to change legal gender in Guinea-Bissau is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
No laws in place.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Guinea-Bissau is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Guinea-Bissau is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections. But 90 percent of people living here said that homosexuality is not an issue.
LGBT employment discrimination in Guinea-Bissau is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Guinea-Bissau is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections from discrimination.
Same-sex adoption in Guinea-Bissau is single only.
Current status
Single only
according from a French website. no restrictions known. Missing laws for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Guinea-Bissau is legal.
Current status
Legal
Missing discrimination protections.
Blood donations by MSMs in Guinea-Bissau is legal.
Current status
Legal
Conversion therapy in Guinea-Bissau is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Guinea-Bissau is equal.
Current status
Equal
Equalised age of consent at 16.
Legal Rights
60 / 100
This region's Equality Index is based on legal rights alone. Please submit survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in Guinea-Bissau to help improve its accuracy.
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Alternative names: Guiné-Bissau (local name)
