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History

Homosexual activity in Quinara

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Homosexual activity in Quinara 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In 1993, Guinea Bissau repealed parts of the Portuguese colonial penal code that outlawed "vices against nature".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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Same-sex marriage in Quinara

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Same-sex marriage in Quinara 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:
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Quinara

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Quinara is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Quinara is illegal.

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

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Gender-affirming care in Quinara is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Quinara

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Quinara 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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LGBT discrimination in Quinara

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LGBT discrimination in Quinara 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 Quinara

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LGBT employment discrimination in Quinara is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Quinara

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LGBT housing discrimination in Quinara is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Same-sex adoption in Quinara

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Same-sex adoption in Quinara is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Intersex infant surgery in Quinara

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Intersex infant surgery in Quinara is not banned.

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

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Serving openly in military in Quinara is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Not a single African country including this one allows trans military service
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Sources:
www.insider.com/countries-t…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Quinara

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Blood donations by MSMs in Quinara is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Conversion therapy in Quinara

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Conversion therapy in Quinara 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 Quinara

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Equal age of consent in Quinara is equal.

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