- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors ?
Ranked #15 out of 33 regions surveyed. (Source: Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
(82.42%) Not tolerate
Tolerate (15.67%)
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors ?
Ranked #9 out of 34 regions surveyed. (Source: Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
(76.67%) Not tolerate
Tolerate (22.08%)
History
Homosexual activity in Lesotho is legal.
Same-sex marriage in Lesotho is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Oct 4, 1966
Since Oct 4, 1966
Unrecognized
The common law definition of marriage is “a union of one man with one woman, to the exclusion, while it lasts, of all others”
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Lesotho is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Lesotho, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Lesotho is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
May possibly change gender under the National Identity Cards Act 9 of 2011.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Lesotho is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT employment discrimination in Lesotho is no protections.
Current status
Since Mar 9, 2012
Since Mar 9, 2012
No protections
high discrimination from the aids epidemic. Discrimination protections pending.
LGBT housing discrimination in Lesotho is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Mar 9, 2012
Since Mar 9, 2012
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Same-sex adoption in Lesotho is illegal.
Current status
Since Oct 4, 1966
Since Oct 4, 1966
Illegal
Single males and same-sex couples cannot adopt
Serving openly in military in Lesotho is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Blood donations by MSMs in Lesotho is legal.
Current status
Legal
In all of Africa.
Conversion therapy in Lesotho is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Lesotho.
Equal age of consent in Lesotho is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2012
Since Jan 1, 2012
Equal
when they decriminalized homosexuality.
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