• Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
  • Changing Gender
    Ambiguous
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    Illegal in some contexts
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    Ambiguous
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous

History

Homosexual activity in Rwanda

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Current status
(since Jan 1, 1980)
Legal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.js…
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Same-sex marriage in Rwanda

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Current status
Unrecognized
No constitutional ban or statue making gay marriage illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwand…
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Right to change legal gender in Rwanda

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Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
nationalgeographic.com/maga…
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Same-sex adoption in Rwanda

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Current status
Single only
Homosexuality is legal. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT discrimination in Rwanda

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Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Sexual orientation under the human rights institute.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Rwanda

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Current status
(since Jan 1, 1980)
No protections
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Rwanda

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Current status
Ambiguous
Sexual orientation only under the human rights institute. However Rwanda did sign the 2011 resolution for LGBT rights.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILG…
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Rwanda

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Current status
Legal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Rwanda

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Current status
Equal
Set age.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Rwanda

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Current status
Legal
donors only can go once a year.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Rwanda

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Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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