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LGBT Rights in Kasserine Governorate

Kasserine is governed by federal Tunisia law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    Ambiguous
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Kasserine

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Homosexual activity in Kasserine is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since 1913
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Penal Code of 1913: Article 230: “The masculine homosexuality and feminine homosexuality that is not covered by any of the other previous articles, is punished with imprisonment for three years” (unofficial translation)
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
Added by murrayhawthorne  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log
Dec 22, 2015–Sep 6, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
Punishment of 2- 3 years in prison. not enforced. Decriminalization pending. Backed by Tunisian Prime Minister. Included in the Human peace accord. It is under the reform by the Tunisian Commission.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pinknews.co.uk/2012/06/06/t…


youtube.com/watch?v=PwB6LUgWSHE

pinknews.co.uk/2018/06/21/t…


hrw.org/video-photos/intera…
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1913–Jul 4, 2015
Male illegal, female uncertain
3 years imprisonment
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
jurisitetunisie.com/tunisie…
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Same-sex marriage in Kasserine

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Same-sex marriage in Kasserine is banned.

Current status
Banned
there's no specific law
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kasserine

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Kasserine is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
In Tunisia it is illegal to promote the topic of Homosexuality
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q…
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Right to change legal gender in Kasserine

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Right to change legal gender in Kasserine is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Since Jul 9, 2018
Legal, but requires surgery
Tunisian court granted legal gender recognition to a transgender man who received gender-affirming care in Germany, overruling a lower court’s verdict.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
legal-agenda.com/%D8%A7%D9%…
Added by JuliaB  ·  1 accurate vote  ·  Report Error  ·  Log
Jul 25, 1957–Jul 9, 2018
Illegal
Changing gender is illegal in Tunisia.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nationalgeographic.com/maga…
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Gender-Affirming Care in Kasserine

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Gender-Affirming Care in Kasserine is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Kasserine

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary identities are not legally recognized.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/tunisia-lgbti
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LGBT discrimination in Kasserine

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LGBT discrimination in Kasserine is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
jasmine-foundation.org/doc/…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Kasserine

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LGBT employment discrimination in Kasserine is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
No protections
decriminalization pending for homosexuality. Discrimination protections might be included.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Kasserine

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LGBT housing discrimination in Kasserine is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Same-sex adoption in Kasserine

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Same-sex adoption in Kasserine is single only.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Intersex infant surgery in Kasserine

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Intersex infant surgery in Kasserine is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Kasserine

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Serving openly in military in Kasserine is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
Ambiguous
there is no laws against LGBT people to serve Military
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
The constitution
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Blood donations by MSMs in Kasserine

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Blood donations by MSMs in Kasserine is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
Legal
there is no laws banned gay people to donate blood
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
the Tunisian laws
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Conversion therapy in Kasserine

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Conversion therapy in Kasserine is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Human rights minister said gays should be medically treated. Decriminalization of Homosexuality is pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
state.gov/documents/organiz…


pinknews.co.uk/2012/02/06/t…
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Equal age of consent in Kasserine

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Equal age of consent in Kasserine is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Tunisia.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
thepinknews.com/2012/06/06/…
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Equality Index ?
N/A
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