LGBT rights in Chad

LGBT rights in Chad Chad

Same-sex sexual activity legal? Illegal
Military service No
Discrimination protections No[1]
Family rights
Recognition of
relationships		 No[2]
Adoption No

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Chad may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. In December 2016, Chad passed a law criminalising both male and female same-sex sexual activity by a vote of 111 to 1.[3]

Law regarding same-sex sexual activity

Same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Chad.

Gender identity/expression

The legal standing of transgender persons is unknown.

Recognition of same sex relationships

There is no legal recognition of same-sex couples.

Living conditions

The U.S. Department of State's 2010 Human Rights Report found that "there were no known lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) organizations. There were few reports of violence or discrimination against LGBT persons, in large part because most such persons were discreet about sexual orientation due to social and cultural strictures against homosexuality."[1]

Summary table

Same-sex sexual activity legal (Since 2016)
Equal age of consent
Anti-discrimination laws in hate speech and violence
Anti-discrimination laws in employment
Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and services
Same-sex marriage
Recognition of same-sex couples
Step-child adoption by same-sex couples
Joint adoption by same-sex couples
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve openly in the military
Right to change legal gender
Access to IVF for lesbians
Commercial surrogacy for gay male couples
MSMs allowed to donate blood

See also

References

  1. 1 2 CHAD
  2. ↑ "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Chad passes law to make gay sex illegal". Gay Star News. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2016-12-26.


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