- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Studies conducted in Sierra Leone reveal a strong prevalence of homophobic beliefs, raising alarm about the well-being and safety of LGBTQ+ individuals..
History
Homosexual activity in Sierra Leone is male illegal, female legal.
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Sierra Leone is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Sierra Leone is ambiguous.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sierra Leone is unknown.
LGBT discrimination in Sierra Leone is illegal in some contexts.
LGBT employment discrimination in Sierra Leone is ambiguous.
LGBT housing discrimination in Sierra Leone is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Sierra Leone is single only.
Serving openly in military in Sierra Leone is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Sierra Leone is legal.
Conversion therapy in Sierra Leone is ambiguous.
Equal age of consent in Sierra Leone is equal.
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Sierra Leone.
- Eastern
- Northern
- Southern
- Western Area (Region)