On June 29th, 2015, a new Mozambique penal code came into effect. In the new penal code, the article that targeted anyone “who habitually engages in vices against nature" was removed.

Article 2 of the Family Law of Mozambique defines marriage as a “free and notorious union between a man and a woman.”

In Mozambique, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.

Section 85(1) of the Código do Registo Civil 2004 gives the Civil Registrar general authority to make changes when there is a change of facts which alter the legal identity or status of the person registered. Transgender people can use this section to change the sex description on their identity document. Unclear requirements.

There is no access to gender reassignment surgery or hormone replacement therapy in Mozambique.

Identifying as non-binary is not an option on passports, birth certificates, drivers licenses, ETC.

The Penal Code (2019) provide some protections for LGBT people:

-Article 160 (Aggravated Homicide) protects the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity.

-Article 191 prohibits incitement to discrimination, hatred, or violence against a person or group of people based on their gender identity. It also prohibits defamation, insults, and threats against transgender people. Sexual orientation is not mentioned in the article.

The Advertising Code (2016) prohibits advertising if it contains any discrimination or humiliation based on sexual orientation.

Resolution No. 31/2024, which approves the Urbanization Policy, protects sexual orientation in its definition of social inclusion.

The 2007 labor law protected against discrimination on employment on grounds of sexual orientation. (Repealed in 2024)

Labour Law (Law No. 13/2023) repealed Law No. 23/2007, which protected against discrimination based on sexual orientation.

The new law does not provide explicit protections for LGBT people.

No protections are available for housing discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people in Mozambique.

Only single people or one member of a same-sex couple is able to adopt in Mozambique. Same-sex couples cannot legally adopt a child under both of their names.

Surgery on intersex infants is legal in Mozambique but not reported.

Mozambican law requires all citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity to serve at least five years in the military.

There are no known restrictions or bans on blood donations from men who have sex with men in Mozambique.

Conversion therapy is legal in Mozambique and there have been cases of "corrective" rape in the country.

The age of consent in Mozambique is 18 regardless of gender or sexual orientation.