- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Surveys in Rwanda have uncovered deeply ingrained homophobic attitudes, which may pose serious risks to LGBTQ+ community members.
History
Same-sex marriage in Rwanda is not legal.
Since May 26, 2003
Until May 26, 2003
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Rwanda is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Rwanda is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Rwanda is unknown.
LGBT discrimination in Rwanda is illegal in some contexts.
LGBT employment discrimination in Rwanda is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Rwanda is ambiguous.
Since Jan 1, 1980
Discrimination of any kind or its propaganda based on, inter alia, ethnic origin, family
or ancestry, clan, skin colour or race, sex, region, economic categories, religion or
faith, opinion, fortune, cultural differences, language, economic status, physical or
mental disability or any other form of discrimination are prohibited and punishable
by law."
Same-sex adoption in Rwanda is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Rwanda is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.
Blood donations by MSMs in Rwanda is legal.
Conversion therapy in Rwanda is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Rwanda is equal.
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