- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Ranked #105 out of 119 countries surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
(90%) Not a good place
Good place (6%)
History
Homosexual activity in Rwanda is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1980
Since Jan 1, 1980
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Rwanda is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
No constitutional ban or statue making gay marriage illegal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Rwanda is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Rwanda, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Rwanda is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
LGBT discrimination in Rwanda is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Sexual orientation under the human rights institute.
LGBT employment discrimination in Rwanda is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Sexual orientation only under the human rights institute. However Rwanda did sign the 2011 resolution for LGBT rights.
LGBT housing discrimination in Rwanda is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1980
Since Jan 1, 1980
No protections
No
Same-sex adoption in Rwanda is single only.
Current status
Single only
Homosexuality is legal. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Rwanda is legal.
Current status
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Rwanda is legal.
Current status
Legal
donors only can go once a year.
Conversion therapy in Rwanda is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Rwanda is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age.
Equality Index ?
37 / 100
Legal Rights
68 / 100
Public Opinion
6 / 100
#130
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Alternative names: Rwanda/Urwanda (local name)
