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  • Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
  • Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Not legal
  • Changing Gender
    Ambiguous
  • Adoption
    ✖ Single only
  • Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
  • Military
    ✔ Legal
  • Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
  • Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
  • Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous

History

Homosexual activity in Togo

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Current status
(since Aug 13, 1980)
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
1-3 years in prison, 100 000-500 000 cfa fine
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
state.gov/documents/organiz…
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Aug 13, 1980–Sep 1, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
1-3 years in prison ; fine between 100,000 and 500,000 CFA ( US 170- 870 dollars) Not enforced.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
76crimes.com/76-countries-w…


independent.co.uk/news/worl…
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Same-sex marriage in Togo

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Current status
(since Aug 13, 1980)
Not legal
Same sex marriage is not legal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
loc.gov/law/help/criminal-l…
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Aug 13, 1980–Sep 1, 2018
Unrecognized
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Right to change legal gender in Togo

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Current status
Ambiguous
No laws in place.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Same-sex adoption in Togo

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Current status
Single only
According to the US Togo Adoption Website. No laws in place for same sex couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
travel.state.gov/content/ad…
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LGBT discrimination in Togo

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Current status
(since Aug 13, 1980)
No protections
None exist in the criminal code.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Togo

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Current status
(since Aug 13, 1980)
No protections
None exist.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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LGBT employment discrimination in Togo

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Current status
(since Aug 13, 1980)
No protections
None exist.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Homosexuals serving openly in military in Togo

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Current status
Legal
No laws criminalizing lgbt serving.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Equal age of consent in Togo

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Current status
Equal
Set age of 16 years.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Blood donations by MSMs in Togo

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Current status
Legal
No
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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Conversion therapy in Togo

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Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No
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