- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Unknown
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
Research in attittudes towards LGBTQ+ issues in Tanzania have identified a strong opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting underlying homophobic sentiments.
History
Homosexual activity in Tanzania is illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).
Since Jul 1, 1998
Same-sex marriage in Tanzania is not legal.
Since Feb 12, 1971
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Tanzania is state-enforced.
Right to change legal gender in Tanzania is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Tanzania is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Tanzania is no protections.
Since Apr 26, 1977
LGBT employment discrimination in Tanzania is no protections.
Since Apr 26, 1977
LGBT housing discrimination in Tanzania is no protections.
Since Apr 26, 1977
Same-sex adoption in Tanzania is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Tanzania is illegal.
Since Jan 1, 1998
Blood donations by MSMs in Tanzania is legal.
Equal age of consent in Tanzania is n/a.
LGBT Rights by Region
View the LGBT laws in each individual region of Tanzania.