LGBT Rights in Mahdia Governorate

Mahdia 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
    ✔ Legal
    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 Mahdia

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Homosexual activity in Mahdia 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)
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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.
1913–Jul 4, 2015
Male illegal, female uncertain
3 years imprisonment
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Same-sex marriage in Mahdia

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Same-sex marriage in Mahdia is banned.

Current status
Banned
there's no specific law
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Mahdia

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Mahdia is imprisonment as punishment.

Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
In Tunisia it is illegal to promote the topic of Homosexuality
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Right to change legal gender in Mahdia

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Right to change legal gender in Mahdia 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.
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Jul 25, 1957–Jul 9, 2018
Illegal
Changing gender is illegal in Tunisia.
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Gender-Affirming Care in Mahdia

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Gender-Affirming Care in Mahdia is legal.

Current status
Since 2013
Legal
In 2013, Tunisia adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Mahdia

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
Non-binary identities are not legally recognized.
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LGBT discrimination in Mahdia

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LGBT discrimination in Mahdia is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
No protections
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LGBT employment discrimination in Mahdia

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LGBT employment discrimination in Mahdia is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
No protections
decriminalization pending for homosexuality. Discrimination protections might be included.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Mahdia

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LGBT housing discrimination in Mahdia is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Mahdia

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Same-sex adoption in Mahdia is single only.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples.
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Intersex infant surgery in Mahdia

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Intersex infant surgery in Mahdia is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Mahdia

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Serving openly in military in Mahdia is ambiguous.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
Ambiguous
there is no laws against LGBT people to serve Military
Sources:
The constitution
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Blood donations by MSMs in Mahdia

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Blood donations by MSMs in Mahdia is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 25, 1957
Legal
there is no laws banned gay people to donate blood
Sources:
the Tunisian laws
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Conversion therapy in Mahdia

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Conversion therapy in Mahdia is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Human rights minister said gays should be medically treated. Decriminalization of Homosexuality is pending.
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Equal age of consent in Mahdia

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Equal age of consent in Mahdia is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Age of consent is not applicable because homosexuality is illegal in Tunisia.
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