The laws displayed for Ouest are the same as Rwanda.
- 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
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Until May 26, 2003
History
Homosexual activity in Ouest is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1980
Since Jan 1, 1980
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Ouest is not legal.
Current status
Since May 26, 2003
Since May 26, 2003
Not legal
The Constitution of Rwanda, adopted in May 2003, defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Article 26 states: "Only civil monogamous marriage between a man and a woman is recognized."
Until May 26, 2003
Unrecognized
No constitutional ban or statue making gay marriage illegal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ouest 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 Ouest is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Changing your legal gender in Rwanda is impossible.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ouest is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Ouest is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Sexual orientation under the human rights institute.
LGBT employment discrimination in Ouest is no protections.
Current status
No protections
According to the ILGA World, discrimination on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment is not explicitly banned.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ouest is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1980
Since Jan 1, 1980
Ambiguous
"All Rwandans are born and remain equal in rights and freedoms. General guarantee of equality
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."
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 Ouest is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Homosexuality is legal. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in Ouest is legal.
Current status
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Ouest is legal.
Current status
Legal
donors only can go once a year.
Conversion therapy in Ouest is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
According to the ILGA World, there's no ban on conversion therapy in Rwanda.
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