The laws displayed for Bissau are the same as Guinea-Bissau.
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- 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
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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History
Same-sex marriage in 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 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 Bissau is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
There is no procedure in place to allow legal gender recognition for official documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bissau is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in 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 Bissau is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Bissau is no protections.
Current status
No protections
No protections from discrimination.
Same-sex adoption in 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 Bissau is legal.
Current status
Legal
Missing discrimination protections.
Conversion therapy in Bissau is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Guinea-Bissau.
Equal age of consent in Bissau is equal.
Current status
Equal
Equalised age of consent at 16.
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