- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (5-year deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Taraba is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Section 284 of the Penal Code states "Whoever has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine."
Censorship of LGBT issues in Taraba is imprisonment as punishment.
Right to change legal gender in Taraba is illegal.
Gender-affirming care in Taraba is restricted.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Taraba is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Taraba is illegal in some contexts.
Since 2019, there are some limited protections based on sexual orientation:
-Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (2019) issued by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
-Guidelines For the Management of Personal Data by Public Institutions in Nigeria (2020)
-National Policy on Safety, Security and Violence-Free Schools with its Implementing Guidelines (2021) issued by the Federal Ministry of Education.
-Compendium of Internal Policies (2021) issued by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.
-Civil Aviation Order (2024) issued by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
-National Identity Management Commission Information Security and Privacy Policy (2024) issued by the Federal Ministry of Interior.
LGBT employment discrimination in Taraba is no protections.
However, there are no explicit discrimination protections in regards to employment discrimination regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in Nigeria.
LGBT housing discrimination in Taraba is no protections.
However, there are no explicit discrimination protections in regards to housing discrimination regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in Nigeria.
Same-sex adoption in Taraba is single only.
Intersex infant surgery in Taraba is not banned.
Blood donations by MSMs in Taraba is banned (5-year deferral).
Conversion therapy in Taraba is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Taraba is n/a.