- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- Married couples only
- Military
- Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
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History
Homosexual activity in Tanga is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
5-30 years in prison.
Same-sex marriage in Tanga is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Not criminalized in Tanzania.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Tanga is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Tanga, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Tanga is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Nationwide
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Tanga is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Tanga is no protections.
Current status
No protections
None exist in the criminal code. Homosexuality is currently illegal.
LGBT employment discrimination in Tanga is no protections.
Current status
No protections
None exist.
LGBT housing discrimination in Tanga is no protections.
Current status
No protections
None exist.
Same-sex adoption in Tanga is married couples only.
Current status
Married couples only
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Tanga is don't ask, don't tell.
Current status
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Nationwide.
Blood donations by MSMs in Tanga is legal.
Current status
Legal
In all of Africa.
Conversion therapy in Tanga is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Not outlawed in Tanzania.
Equal age of consent in Tanga is unequal.
Current status
Unequal
As well homosexuality is currently illegal.
Legal Rights
26 / 100
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