- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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History
Homosexual activity in South Sudan is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Jul 9, 2011
Since Jul 9, 2011
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Up to 10 years in prison and a fine
Same-sex marriage in South Sudan is not legal.
Current status
Since Jul 8, 2011
Since Jul 8, 2011
Not legal
As homosexuality is a punishable offense, same sex marriage is also not legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in South Sudan is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In South Sudan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in South Sudan is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Legally no way to change gender and crossdressing is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in South Sudan is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT employment discrimination in South Sudan is no protections.
Current status
Since Jul 9, 2011
Since Jul 9, 2011
No protections
LGBT community is taboo.
LGBT housing discrimination in South Sudan is no protections.
Current status
Since Jul 9, 2011
Since Jul 9, 2011
No protections
Same-sex adoption in South Sudan is single only.
Current status
Single only
According to the adoption agency. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Serving openly in military in South Sudan is illegal.
Current status
Since Jul 9, 2011
Since Jul 9, 2011
Illegal
No protection granted as homosexuality is illegal
Blood donations by MSMs in South Sudan is legal.
Current status
Legal
In all of Africa.
Conversion therapy in South Sudan is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
nO LAWS BANNING IT.
Equal age of consent in South Sudan is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
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