- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ Sexual orientation only
- Housing Discrimination
- Ambiguous
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
Recent studies in Zambia reveal an alarming level of opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, causing concern for LGBTQ+ individuals.
History
Homosexual activity in Zambia is illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).
Since Nov 1, 1931
Same-sex marriage in Zambia is not legal.
Since Feb 18, 2010
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Zambia is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Zambia is ambiguous.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Zambia is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Zambia is no protections.
Since Nov 1, 1931
LGBT employment discrimination in Zambia is sexual orientation only.
LGBT housing discrimination in Zambia is ambiguous.
Since Nov 1, 1931
Same-sex adoption in Zambia is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Zambia is don't ask, don't tell.
Blood donations by MSMs in Zambia is legal.
Conversion therapy in Zambia is ambiguous.
Equal age of consent in Zambia is n/a.
Since Sep 28, 2005
LGBT Rights by Province
View the LGBT laws in each individual province of Zambia.