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- Homosexuality⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Marriage⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Changing GenderAmbiguous
- AdoptionMarried couples only
- Discrimination✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination✖ No protections
- Military✖ Illegal
- Age of Consent✔ Equal
- Donating Blood✔ Legal
- Conversion TherapyAmbiguous
History
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
5- 30 years in prison and fine. 5-25 years in Zanzibar. Rarely enforced.
Current status
(since Jul 1, 1998)
(since Jul 1, 1998)
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Mandatory minimum of 20 years imprisonment for any attempt to commit acts "against the order of nature."
Current status
Ambiguous
No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents.
Current status
Married couples only
You have to be married. Homosexuality is illegal.
Current status
(since Apr 26, 1977)
(since Apr 26, 1977)
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal hence by default there are no discrimination protection extended to LGBTQ+ community.
Current status
(since Apr 26, 1977)
(since Apr 26, 1977)
No protections
No
Current status
(since Apr 26, 1977)
(since Apr 26, 1977)
No protections
No
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