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  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Not legal
  • Changing Gender
    Ambiguous
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous

History

Homosexual activity in Sudan

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Feb 1, 1991–Sep 9, 2018
Male illegal, female uncertain
5 years in prison and whipping. Not enforced.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/
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Current status
(since Feb 1, 1991)
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
100 lashes and up to 5 years in prison (article 148). Third offenders is punishable by life imprisonment
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
jstor.org/stable/3381514
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Same-sex marriage in Sudan

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Feb 1, 1991–Sep 8, 2018
Unrecognized
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/rec…
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Current status
(since Feb 1, 1991)
Not legal
Homosexuality is not legal in Sudan.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
jstor.org/stable/3381514
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Right to change legal gender in Sudan

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Current status
(since Dec 30, 2017)
Ambiguous
no laws in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Same-sex adoption in Sudan

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Current status
Single only
No restrictions. however no laws in place for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT discrimination in Sudan

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Jan 1, 1956–Sep 9, 2018
No protections
No national discrimination protections.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa…
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Current status
(since Jan 1, 1956)
No protections
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
unmis.unmissions.org/Portal…
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LGBT employment discrimination in Sudan

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Current status
(since Jan 1, 1956)
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
thefrisky.com/2016-06-22/8-…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Sudan

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Current status
(since Jan 1, 1956)
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal there.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Sudan

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Current status
Legal
everybody under 50 must serve there.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Sudan

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Current status
Equal
Set age of Consent. But homosexuality is illegal there.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Sudan

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Current status
Legal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Sudan

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Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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