- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Married couples only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Rukwa is legal.
Current status
Legal
Not criminalized in this region.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Rukwa is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Rukwa, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Rukwa is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Nationwide.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Rukwa is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Rukwa is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT employment discrimination in Rukwa is no protections.
Current status
No protections
LGBT housing discrimination in Rukwa is no protections.
Current status
No protections
Same-sex adoption in Rukwa is married couples only.
Current status
Married couples only
Being an independent country.
Serving openly in military in Rukwa is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Blood donations by MSMs in Rukwa is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Conversion therapy in Rukwa is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Only criminalized in the country of South Africa.
Equal age of consent in Rukwa is equal.
Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
Legal Rights
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