- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Housing Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
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Homosexual activity in Zambia is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Nov 1, 1931
Since Nov 1, 1931
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a term not less than fifteen years and may be liable to imprisonment for life
Same-sex marriage in Zambia is not legal.
Current status
Since Feb 18, 2010
Since Feb 18, 2010
Not legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Zambia is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Zambia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Zambia is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Zambia is no protections.
Current status
Since Nov 1, 1931
Since Nov 1, 1931
No protections
As homosexuality is illegal, there are no protections for this population.
LGBT employment discrimination in Zambia is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Sexual orientation discrimination protection under human rights institute.
LGBT housing discrimination in Zambia is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Nov 1, 1931
Since Nov 1, 1931
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Homosexuals serving openly in military in Zambia is legal.
Current status
Legal
As long as you don't mention that you are gay you are fine.
Same-sex adoption in Zambia is single only.
Current status
Single only
No laws in place for same sex couples. Homosexuality is Currently illegal.
Equal age of consent in Zambia is unequal.
Current status
Since Sep 28, 2005
Since Sep 28, 2005
Unequal
16 for heterosexual males/females. No established age of consent for homosexual males/females, but they can be charged with engaging in consensual activity starting at age 12.
Blood donations by MSMs in Zambia is legal.
Current status
Legal
No restrictions listed.
Conversion therapy in Zambia is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
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