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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;87.71.105.30: This column is about adoption by same-sex couples, not adoption by single persons&lt;/p&gt;
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====Australasia====&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CCCCCC;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGBT rights in:&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex sexual activity&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Recognition of same-sex unions&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex marriage&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Adoption by same-sex couples&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGBT people allowed to serve openly in military?&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Laws concerning gender identity/expression&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[LGBT rights in Australia|Australia]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(including territories of&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;{{flag|Christmas Island}},&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;{{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}} and&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;{{flag|Norfolk Island}})&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal in some states and territories since 1975, nationwide since 1997. [[Tasmania]] was the last state to legalise homosexuality&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=State Sponsored Homophobia 2016: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition|url=http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf|work=[[International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association]]|access-date=19 May 2016|date=17 May 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Unregistered cohabitation nationally since 2009;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Same-sex marriage in Australia|Domestic partnership]]s in [[Recognition of same-sex unions in Tasmania|Tasmania]] (2004),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url= http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au/tocview/index.w3p;cond=;doc_id=44%2B%2B2003%2BAT%40EN%2B20101004000000;histon=;prompt=;rec=-1;term= |title= Relationships Act 2003 |publisher= Tasmanian Legislation |access-date=September 14, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[LGBT rights in South Australia|South Australia]] (2007),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=South Australia gays get new rights by Tony Grew (7 December 2006)|publisher=pinknews.com.au |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3200.html |access-date=2007-09-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[LGBT rights in Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] (2008),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite Legislation AU|Vic|act|ra2008173|Relationships Act 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[LGBT rights in New South Wales|New South Wales]] (2010),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2010/05/13/massive-support-for-register/25284|title=Massive support for register|publisher=Star Observer|date=May 13, 2010|access-date=September 14, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[LGBT rights in Queensland|Queensland]] (2012);&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|first=Kym|last=Agius|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/bligh-asks-alp-to-support-gay-marriage-20111201-1o7dv.html|title=Bligh asks ALP to support gay marriage|date=December 1, 2011|access-date=September 14, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Civil unions in the [[same-sex marriage in the Australian Capital Territory|Australian Capital Territory]] (2012)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/b/db_43642/default.asp|title=Civil Unions Bill 2011|publisher=ACT Government|access-date=September 14, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2017&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/gay-marriage/samesex-marriage-is-now-legal-in-australia/news-story/070e3df2531bdab8663fd74c9cd5486c|title=Same-sex marriage is now legal in Australia|work=[[news.com.au]]|first=Charis|last=Chang|date=8 December 2017|access-date=8 December 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal nationwide since 2018&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Gay men and lesbians since 1992&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE5D81139F937A15752C1A964958260|title=Australia Ends a Prohibition On Homosexuals in Military|date=24 November 1992|website=query.nytimes.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;; Transgender and intersex people since 2010&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Sweijs |first1=Tim |title=LGBT Military Personnel: a Strategic Vision for Inclusion |url=https://hcss.nl/report/lgbt-military-personnel-strategic-vision-inclusion |website=hcss.nl |publisher=The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies |access-date=4 November 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;aph.gov.au&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5026 |title=Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013|website=aph.gov.au}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt;| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] (However both NSW and QLD legally require [[sex reassignment surgery]] to change sex on a [[birth certificate]]).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/lanesainty/trans-forced-divorce-laws-to-stay-for-now?utm_term=.sdJLyMg3Kr#.yoZnE968D2 |title=Trans forced divorce laws to stay for now |website=buzzfeed.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/gay-marriage/spouse-the-new-word-youre-going-to-hear-at-lot-more-of-at-weddings/news-story/4a08e931e8e7ed4d6a21485218f1d83a |title=Spouse the new word|website=news.com.au}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;aph.gov.au&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[LGBT rights in New Zealand|New Zealand]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986|Legal since 1986]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Unregistered cohabitation since 2002;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Civil union in New Zealand|Civil union]]s since 2005&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2013&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gaynz.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13207.php |title= Marriage equality Bill officially signed into law|date=19 April 2013 |website=gaynz.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2013&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;gaynz.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 1993; Includes transgender people&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Sweijs |first1=Tim |title=LGBT Military Personnel: a Strategic Vision for Inclusion |url=https://hcss.nl/report/lgbt-military-personnel-strategic-vision-inclusion |website=hcss.nl |publisher=The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies |access-date=4 November 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Covered under the &amp;quot;sex discrimination&amp;quot; provision of the ''[[New Zealand Human Rights Act 1993|Human Rights Act 1993]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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====Melanesia====&lt;br /&gt;
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|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CCCCCC;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGBT rights in:&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex sexual activity&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Recognition of same-sex unions&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex marriage&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Adoption by same-sex couples&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGB people allowed to serve openly in military?&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Laws concerning gender identity/expression&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Fiji}} [[LGBT rights in Fiji|Fiji]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2010&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=FijiTimes&amp;gt;{{cite news |last=Chand |first=Shalveen |title=Same sex law decriminalised |url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=140812 |access-date=6 October 2011 |newspaper=[[Fiji Times]] |date=26 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822063355/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=140812 |archive-date=22 August 2011|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|New Caledonia}} [[LGBT rights in New Caledonia|New Caledonia]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[Overseas France|Special collectivity]] of [[France]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the collectivity)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Civil solidarity pact since 2009&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.starobserver.com.au/soap-box/2009/06/09/new-caledonia-catches-up-to-france/13739|title=NEW CALEDONIA CATCHES UP TO FRANCE|date=June 9, 2009|website=Star Observer}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] France responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Under French law&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} [[LGBT rights in Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: 3 to 14 years imprisonment (Not enforced).&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female always legal&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} [[LGBT rights in the Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 14 years imprisonment (Not enforced).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[List of countries without armed forces|Has no military]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://vincentverheyen.com/node/18/ |title=Sexual orientation [LGBTQ+] and the draft of the new Solomon Islands Constitution |last1=Verheyen |first1=Vincent |access-date=3 March 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Vanuatu}} [[LGBT rights in Vanuatu|Vanuatu]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2007&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans some anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Micronesia====&lt;br /&gt;
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|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CCCCCC;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGBT rights in:&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex sexual activity&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Recognition of same-sex unions&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex marriage&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Adoption by same-sex couples&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGB people allowed to serve openly in military?&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Laws concerning gender identity/expression&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Guam}} [[LGBT rights in Guam|Guam]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[Territories of the United States|Unincorporated territory]] of the [[United States of America|United States]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1978&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2015&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2015&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] United States responsible for defense&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;60Oceania&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/22/dadt.repeal/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 |work=CNN |title=In 60 days, gays will be allowed to serve openly in the military |date=July 23, 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Transgenders US military 3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/beginning-today-transgender-individuals-join-us-military/story?id=52051204 |title=Beginning today, transgender individuals can join the US military |work=[[ABC News]] |date=January 1, 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans some anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Allowed to legally change gender, but requires [[sex reassignment surgery]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Federated States of Micronesia}} [[LGBT rights in the Federated States of Micronesia|Micronesia]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[List of countries without armed forces|Has no military]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfsm.fm/ifile/Acts/ACT_20-150_JACK.pdf|title=cfsm.fm|website=www.cfsm.fm}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Kiribati}} [[LGBT rights in Kiribati|Kiribati]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: 5-14 years imprisonment (Not enforced).&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legal&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[List of countries without armed forces|Has no military]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans some anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]  &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Marshall Islands}} [[LGBT rights in the Marshall Islands|Marshall Islands]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2005&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[List of countries without armed forces|Has no military]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=GENDER EQUALITY ACT, 2019 |url=http://rmicourts.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/P.L.2019-116-GENDER-EQUALITY-ACT-2019.pdf |access-date=10 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Nauru}} [[LGBT rights in Nauru|Nauru]] &lt;br /&gt;
|  [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2016&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/304995/nauru-decriminalises-homosexuality|title=Nauru decriminalises homosexuality|date=27 May 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/index.php/act/view/1168 |title=Crimes Act 2016|website=ronlaw.gov.nr}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[List of countries without armed forces|Has no military]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]  &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Northern Mariana Islands}} [[LGBT rights in the Northern Mariana Islands|Northern Mariana Islands]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[Territories of the United States|Unincorporated territory]] of the [[United States of America|United States]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1983&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2015&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2015&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2015&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] United States responsible for defense&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;60Oceania&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Transgenders US military 3&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans some anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/admincode/T90/T90-40.pdf|title=CHAPTER 90-40 MARIANAS VISITORS AUTHORITY PERSONNEL REGULATIONS}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/admincode/T10/T10.pdf|title=TITLE 10 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Under the ''Vital Statistics Act of 2006''&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Palau}} [[LGBT rights in Palau|Palau]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2014&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/3/article_15872.php|title=Palau decriminalises sex between men}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutional ban since 2008&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[List of countries without armed forces|Has no military]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[LGBT rights in the United States|United States Minor Outlying Islands]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[Unincorporated territories of the United States|Unincorporated territories]] of the [[United States]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] United States responsible for defense&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;60Oceania&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Transgenders US military 3&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Polynesia====&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;background-color:#CCCCCC;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGBT rights in:&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex sexual activity&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Recognition of same-sex unions&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex marriage&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Adoption by same-sex couples&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGB people allowed to serve openly in military?&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Laws concerning gender identity/expression&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|American Samoa}} [[LGBT rights in American Samoa|American Samoa]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[Territories of the United States|Unincorporated territory]] of the [[United States of America|United States]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sodomy Laws American Samoa |date=28 March 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219074506/http://www.sodomylaws.org/usa/samoa/samoa.htm|archive-date=2012-02-19 |publisher=Sodomylaws.org|url=http://glapn.org/sodomylaws/usa/samoa/samoa.htm |url-status=live |access-date=21 December 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1980&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2015/07/10/american-samoa-questions-gay-marriage-validity-in-territory|title=gay marriage illegal in American Samoa|last=Sagapolutele|first=Fili|publisher=USNews|access-date=July 10, 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] United States responsible for defense&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;60Oceania&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Transgenders US military 3&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://transequality.org/documents/state/american-samoa|title=American Samoa|website=National Center for Transgender Equality}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Easter Island}} [[LGBT rights in Chile|Easter Island]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Special territory of [[Chile]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1999;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Age of consent discrepancy&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Recognition of same-sex unions in Chile|Civil unions since 2015]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Pending&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Pending&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Chile responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2007&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Cook Islands}} [[LGBT rights in the Cook Islands|Cook Islands]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Part of the [[Realm of New Zealand]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: 5-14 years imprisonment (Not enforced).&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Legalization pending&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/08/03/this-island-nation-is-set-to-decriminalise-homosexuality/ |title=This island nation is set to decriminalise homosexuality|date=3 August 2017 |website=pinknews.co.uk}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] New Zealand responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans some anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://intaff.whupi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Employment-Relations-Act-2012.pdf |title= Employment Relations Act 2012|date=2012 |website=intaff.whupi.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|French Polynesia}} [[LGBT rights in French Polynesia|French Polynesia]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[Overseas collectivity]] of [[France]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the collectivity)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] France responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Under French law&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[LGBT rights in Hawaii|Hawaii]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[U.S. state|Constituent state]] of the [[United States]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legality of same-sex activity--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 1972&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 1997&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2012&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] United States responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Niue}} [[LGBT rights in Niue|Niue]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Part of the [[Realm of New Zealand]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2007&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] New Zealand responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Pitcairn Islands}} [[LGBT rights in the Pitcairn Islands|Pitcairn Islands]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[British Overseas Territories|Overseas Territory]] of the [[United Kingdom]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2001&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2015&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2015&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://files.eqcf.org/cases/pitcairn-island-same-sex-marriage-and-civil-partnership-ordinance-2015|title=Pitcairn Island: Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnership Ordinance 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2015&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.gaylawnet.com/laws/pn.htm |title=Laws - PITCAIRN|website=gaylawnet.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] UK responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Constitutional ban on '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://pitcairn.pn/Pitcairn%20Islands%20Constitution%20Order%202010.pdf |title=The Pitcairn Constitution Order 2010|website=pitcairn.pn}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Samoa}} [[LGBT rights in Samoa|Samoa]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: 5-7 years imprisonment (Not enforced).&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female always legal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[List of countries without armed forces|Has no military]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans some anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.ws/new/wp-content/uploads//01.Acts/Acts%202013/Labour_and_Employment_Relations_Act_2013_-_Eng.pdf |title=Labour and Employment Relations Act 2013|website=parliament.gov.ws}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]] Samoa has a large transgender or &amp;quot;third-gender&amp;quot; community called the [[fa'afafine]]. They are a recognized part of traditional Samoan customs.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Tokelau}} [[LGBT rights in Tokelau|Tokelau]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Part of the [[Realm of New Zealand]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2007&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] New Zealand responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Tonga}} [[LGBT rights in Tonga|Tonga]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 10 years imprisonment (Not enforced).&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female always legal&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Tuvalu}} [[LGBT rights in Tuvalu|Tuvalu]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 14 years imprisonment (Not enforced).&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[List of countries without armed forces|Has no military]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[File:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Wallis and Futuna|local}} [[LGBT rights in Wallis and Futuna|Wallis and Futuna]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[Overseas collectivity]] of [[France]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the collectivity)&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Civil solidarity pact since 2009&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] France responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Under French law&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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|- style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;background-color:#CCCCCC;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:12.5%;&amp;quot;|LGBT rights in:&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:12.5%;&amp;quot;|Same-sex sexual activity&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:12.5%;&amp;quot;|Recognition of same-sex unions&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:12.5%;&amp;quot;|Same-sex marriage&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:12.5%;&amp;quot;|Adoption by same-sex couples&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:12.5%;&amp;quot;|LGB people allowed to serve openly in military&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:12.5%;&amp;quot;|Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;width:12.5%;&amp;quot;|Laws concerning gender identity/expression&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[LGBT rights in Algeria|Algeria]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1966&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Up to 3 years imprisonment with fines up to 10,000 dinars,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2017_WEB.pdf|title=State Sponsored Homophobia 2017: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition|last=Carroll|first=Aengus|last2=Mendos|first2=Lucas Ramón|date=May 2017|website=[[ILGA]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; torture,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/algeria/|title=Algeria|website=Human Dignity Trust|language=en|access-date=2020-01-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; beatings,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/474e895c1e.html|title=Algeria: Treatment of homosexuals by society and government authorities; protection available including recourse to the law for homosexuals who have been subject to ill-treatment (2005-2007)|date=30 July 2007|website=Refworld|publisher=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada|language=en|access-date=2020-01-04}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; or vigilante execution&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Canary Islands}} [[Canary Islands]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous community]] of [[Spain]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1979&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=State Sponsored Homophobia 2016: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition|url=http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf|work=[[International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association]]|access-date=19 May 2016|date=17 May 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Civil union--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] De facto unions legal since 2003&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spain&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Same-sex couples in Spain. Historical, contextual and symbolic factors|url=https://same-sex.web.ined.fr/WWW/04Doc124Ignacio.pdf|author=Galán, José Ignacio Pichardo|publisher=Institut national d'études démographiques|access-date=December 30, 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Same-sex marriage in Spain|Legal since 2005]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spain1&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2005&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spain2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2006-9292|title=Ley 14/2006, de 26 de mayo, sobre técnicas de reproducción humana asistida.|date=2006-05-27|website=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|language=es|access-date=2020-01-07}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Spain responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Rainbow Europe Country Index-af&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://ilga-europe.org/content/download/17140/110295/version/1/file/map-B_side.pdf|title=Rainbow Europe: legal situation for lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Europe|date=May 2010|work=ILGA-Europe|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006153248/http://ilga-europe.org/content/download/17140/110295/version/1/file/map-B_side.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2007, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spain3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2007-5585|title=Ley 3/2007, de 15 de marzo, reguladora de la rectificación registral de la mención relativa al sexo de las personas.|date=16 March 2007|website=Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado|language=es}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Ceuta}} [[Ceuta]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous city]] of [[Spain]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1979&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] De facto union since 1998&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.ceuta.es/ceuta/la-institucion/normativa/46-paginas/paginas/normativa/110-reglamento-regulador-del-registro-de-uniones-de-hecho-de-11-de-septiembre-de-1998|title=Reglamento regulador del Registro de Uniones de Hecho, de 11 de septiembre de 1998|date=11 September 1998|website=Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta|language=es}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Same-sex marriage in Spain|Legal since 2005]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spain1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/01/Worldandnation/Spain_approves_libera.shtml|title=Spain approves liberal gay marriage law|date=2005-07-01|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|access-date=2007-01-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228054409/http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/01/Worldandnation/Spain_approves_libera.shtml|archive-date=28 December 2007}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2005&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spain2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://travel.state.gov/content/adoptionsabroad/en/country-information/learn-about-a-country/spain.html|title=Spain Intercountry Adoption Information|website=U. S. Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs|access-date=18 October 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Spain responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2007, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spain3&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[LGBT rights in Egypt|Egypt]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male ''[[de jure]]'' legal, but ''[[de facto]]'' illegal since 2000&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 17 years imprisonment with or without hard labour and with or without fines under broadly-written morality laws.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/EGYPT/Law|title=Egypt (Law)|website=[[ILGA]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711104602/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/EGYPT/Law|archive-date=11 July 2014|access-date=18 October 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Libya}} [[LGBT rights in Libya|Libya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] ''De facto'': illegal: Islamic [[Sharia]] Law is applied&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
''De jure'': Not specifically outlawed&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Penalty: Up to 4 years in jail or &lt;br /&gt;
death&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;huffingtonpost.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/26/libya-gay-men-prisoners-torture-death-_n_2192481.html|title=Libyan 'Gay' Men Face Torture, Death By Militia: Report (GRAPHIC)|date=26 November 2012|website=HuffPost}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dandc.eu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/situation-homosexuals-libya-getting-worse|title=Less than human|last=Fhelboom|first=Reda|date=2015-06-22|website=Development and Cooperation}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Madeira}} [[Madeira]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Autonomous region of [[Portugal]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1983&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Civil union--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[De facto union in Portugal|De facto union since 2001]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2001/05/109a00/27972798.pdf|title=Lei n.ᵒ 7/2001|date=11 May 2001|website=Diário da República Eletrónico|at=Article 1, no. 1|language=pt}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/sociedade-nacional/deputados-parlamento-unioes-de-facto-tvi24-ultimas-noticias/1073492-4555.html|title=AR altera lei das uniões de facto}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Same-sex marriage in Portugal|Legal since 2010]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2010/05/10500/0185301853.pdf Law no. 9/2010, from 30th May].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2016&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://dre.pt/application/conteudo/74738646|title=Lei 17/2016 de 20 de junho}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://tvi24.iol.pt/sociedade/pma/lei-que-alarga-a-procriacao-medicamente-assistida-publicada-em-diario-da-republica|title=Lei que alarga a procriação medicamente assistida publicada em Diário da República|date=June 20, 2016|website=tvi24}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2016/06/20/sociedade/noticia/lei-que-alarga-pma-ja-esta-publicada-publicada-hoje-em-dr-falta-regulamentacao-1735711|title=Todas as mulheres com acesso à PMA a 1 de Agosto|website=PÚBLICO}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Portugal responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Rainbow Europe Country Index-af&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2011, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.lgbt-ep.eu/press-releases/meps-welcome-new-gender-change-law-in-portugal-concerned-about-lithuania/|title=MEPs welcome new gender change law in Portugal; concerned about Lithuania - The European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights|website=www.lgbt-ep.eu}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Melilla}} [[LGBT rights in Spain|Melilla]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous city]] of [[Spain]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1979&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] De facto union since 2008&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.melilla.es/melillaPortal/RecursosWeb/DOCUMENTOS/1/0_1735_1.pdf|title=REGLAMENTO REGULADOR DEL REGISTRO DE PAREJAS DE HECHO DE LA CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MELILLA|language=es|access-date=2019-05-23|date=2008-02-01|trans-title=REGULATORY REGULATION OF THE REGISTER OF COUPLES IN FACT OF THE CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MELILLA}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Same-sex marriage in Spain|Legal since 2005]]&amp;lt;ref name='Spain1' /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2005&amp;lt;ref name='Spain2' /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Spain responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Rainbow Europe Country Index-A&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://ilga-europe.org/|title=ILGA-Europe|website=ilga-europe.org}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 2007, all documents can be amended to the recognised gender&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Spain3&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[LGBT rights in Morocco|Morocco]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(including [[Southern Provinces]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1962&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 3 years imprisonment and fines.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Morocco (Law)|url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/MOROCCO/Law|website=ilga.org|publisher=[[ILGA-Europe|ILGA]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724010859/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/MOROCCO/Law|archive-date=24 July 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;Legalization proposed&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}} [[LGBT rights in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Disputed territory; excluding [[Southern Provinces]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1944 (as part of the [[Spanish Sahara|Overseas Province of Spanish Sahara]])&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 3 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=nvt8el4QtPwC&amp;amp;pg=PA723&amp;amp;lpg=PA723&amp;amp;dq=spain+1932+homosexuality#v=onepage&amp;amp;q=spain+1932+homosexuality&amp;amp;f=false|title=Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia. Gay histories and cultures. Vol. 2|date=8 November 2017|publisher=Taylor &amp;amp; Francis|via=Google Books|isbn=9780815333548}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.tesisenxarxa.net/TESIS_UB/AVAILABLE/TDX-0528107-122248//02.CSV_PARTE_2.pdf |title=La junta de protección a la infancia de Barcelona: Aproximación histórica y guía de su archivo |access-date=20 January 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[LGBT rights in South Sudan|South Sudan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1899 (as [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]])&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 10 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutional ban since 2011{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Sudan}} [[LGBT rights in Sudan|Sudan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1899 (as [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]])&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: Life imprisonment for a third offense of anal sex.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://76crimes.com/2020/07/15/sudan-drops-death-penalty-for-homosexuality/ |title=Sudan drops death penalty for homosexuality |website=76crimes.com |date=15 July 2020 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.curvemag.com/global/africa/reforms-in-sudan-result-in-removal-of-death-penalty-and-flogging-for-same-sex-relations/ |title=Reforms In Sudan Result In Removal Of Death Penalty And Flogging For Same-Sex Relations |website=curvemag.com |date=16 July 2020 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[LGBT rights in Tunisia|Tunisia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1913 (as the [[French protectorate of Tunisia]])&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Penalty: 3 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Tunisia (Law)|url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/TUNISIA/Law|website=ilga.org|publisher=[[ILGA-Europe|ILGA]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704001406/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/TUNISIA/Law|archive-date=4 July 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Legalization proposed&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;nbc&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/tunisian-presidential-committee-recommends-decriminalizing-homosexuality-n883726|title=Tunisian presidential committee recommends decriminalizing homosexuality|work=NBC News|access-date=2018-06-19|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Western Africa==== &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES IF DATA IS NOT ALREADY IN THE COUNTRY'S LGBT RIGHTS ARTICLE--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;background-color:#CCCCCC;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGBT rights in:&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex sexual activity&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Recognition of same-sex unions&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex marriage&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Adoption by same-sex couples&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGB people allowed to serve openly in military&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Laws concerning gender identity/expression&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Benin}} [[LGBT rights in Benin|Benin]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country);&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Benin (Law)|url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/BENIN/Law|website=ilga.org|publisher=[[ILGA-Europe|ILGA]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703222724/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/BENIN/Law|archive-date=3 July 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Age of consent discrepancy&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[LGBT rights in Burkina Faso|Burkina Faso]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutional ban since 1991&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Cape Verde}} [[LGBT rights in Cape Verde|Cape Verde]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2004&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans some anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]] &amp;lt;!--appears to be legal per US state dept 1997, more specific source needed--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Gambia}} [[LGBT rights in the Gambia|Gambia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1888 (as the [[Gambia Colony and Protectorate]])&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to Iife imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/09/gambia-passes-bill-life-imprisonment-homosexual-acts |title=The Gambia passes bill imposing life sentences for some homosexual acts &amp;amp;#124; World news |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=2015-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]  &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[LGBT rights in Ghana|Ghana]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal since 1860s (as the [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]])&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 3 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female always legal&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Ghana (Law)|url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/GHANA/Law|website=ilga.org|publisher=[[ILGA-Europe|ILGA]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703230515/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/GHANA/Law|archive-date=3 July 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[LGBT rights in Guinea|Guinea]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1988&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: 6 months to 10 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.xpats.io/sexual-minorities/ |title=Sexual Minorities: Their Treatment Across the World |website=Xpats.io |date=11 January 2010 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]  &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} [[LGBT rights in Guinea-Bissau|Guinea-Bissau]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1993&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[LGBT rights in Ivory Coast|Ivory Coast]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country);&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Age of consent discrepancy&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Liberia}} [[LGBT rights in Liberia|Liberia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1976&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: 1 year imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.equaldex.com/region/liberia|title=LGBT Rights in Liberia - Equaldex|website=www.equaldex.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Mali}} [[LGBT rights in Mali|Mali]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Mauritania}} [[LGBT rights in Mauritania|Mauritania]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[File:Skull and crossbones.svg|15px|No]] Illegal: Islamic [[Sharia]] Law is applied&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Penalty: [[Capital punishment]] for men, (not enforced); prison and a fine for women.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.equaldex.com/region/mauritania|title=LGBT Rights in Mauritania - Equaldex|website=www.equaldex.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]  &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Niger}} [[LGBT rights in Niger|Niger]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country);&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Age of consent discrepancy&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[LGBT rights in Nigeria|Nigeria]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal under federal law since 1901 (as the [[Northern Nigeria Protectorate]] and the [[Southern Nigeria Protectorate]])&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 14 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; [[File:Skull and crossbones.svg|15px|No]] Death in the states of [[Bauchi State|Bauchi]], [[Borno State|Borno]], [[Gombe State|Gombe]], [[Jigawa State|Jigawa]], [[Kaduna State|Kaduna]], [[Kano State|Kano]], [[Katsina State|Katsina]], [[Kebbi State|Kebbi]], [[Niger State|Niger]], [[Sokoto State|Sokoto]], [[Yobe State|Yobe]], and [[Zamfara State|Zamfara]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Nigeria (Law)|url=http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/NIGERIA/Law|website=ilga.org|publisher=[[ILGA-Europe|ILGA]]|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703235452/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/NIGERIA/Law|archive-date=3 July 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Saint Helena}} [[LGBT rights in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha|Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;([[British Overseas Territories|Overseas Territory]] of the [[United Kingdom]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2001&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2017&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[File:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Same-sex marriage in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha|Legal since 2017]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.ascension-island.gov.ac/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Marriage-Ascension-Ordinance-2016.pdf|title=Marriage (Ascension) Ordinance, 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/12/20/this-tiny-island-just-passed-same-sex-marriage/|title=This tiny island just passed same-sex marriage|last=Jackman|first=Josh|date=20 December 2017|website=PinkNews}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2017&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] UK responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[LGBT rights in Senegal|Senegal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1966&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: 1 to 5 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.equaldex.com/region/senegal|title=LGBT Rights in Senegal|website=Equaldex}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]  &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} [[LGBT rights in Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal since 1861 (as the [[Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate]])&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to life imprisonment (Not enforced).&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female always legal&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]  &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Togo}} [[LGBT rights in Togo|Togo]]  &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1884 (as [[Togoland]])&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Fine and 3 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]  &lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Central Africa====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES IF DATA IS NOT ALREADY IN THE COUNTRY'S LGBT RIGHTS ARTICLE--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;background-color:#CCCCCC;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGBT rights in:&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex sexual activity&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Recognition of same-sex unions&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex marriage&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Adoption by same-sex couples&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGB people allowed to serve openly in military&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Laws concerning gender identity/expression&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[LGBT rights in Cameroon|Cameroon]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1972&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Fines to 5 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-25927595 |title=Where is it illegal to be gay? - BBC News |publisher=Bbc.com |access-date=2015-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; or vigilante execution and torture&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/cameroonian-lgbti-activist-found-tortured-death-home |title=Cameroonian LGBTI activist found tortured to death in home |website=glaad.org |date=17 July 2013 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Central African Republic}} [[LGBT rights in the Central African Republic|Central African Republic]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutional ban since 2016&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/SERIAL/104713/127839/F1101593134/CAF-104713.pdf |title= Décret n° 160218 du 30 mars 2016 portant promulgation de la Constitution de la République centrafricaine|website= ilo.org}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Chad}} [[LGBT rights in Chad|Chad]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2017&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 3 years imprisonment with fines.&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} [[LGBT rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutional ban since 2005&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Republic of the Congo}} [[LGBT rights in the Republic of the Congo|Republic of the Congo]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country);&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Age of consent discrepancy&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} [[LGBT rights in Equatorial Guinea|Equatorial Guinea]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[LGBT rights in Gabon|Gabon]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2020&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Gabon lawmakers vote to decriminalise homosexuality |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gabon-lgbt-lawmaking-idUSKBN23U3HH |access-date=1 July 2020 |work=Reuters |agency=Reuters |date=24 June 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|São Tomé and Príncipe}} [[LGBT rights in São Tomé and Príncipe|São Tomé and Príncipe]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2012&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Southeast Africa====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES IF DATA IS NOT ALREADY IN THE COUNTRY'S LGBT RIGHTS ARTICLE--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;background-color:#CCCCCC;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGBT rights in:&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex sexual activity&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Recognition of same-sex unions&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex marriage&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Adoption by same-sex couples&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGB people allowed to serve openly in military&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Laws concerning gender identity/expression&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Burundi}} [[LGBT rights in Burundi|Burundi]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 2009&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: fine, and 3 months to 2 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/burundi-abolishes-death-penalty-bans-homosexuality-20090427 |title=Everything you need to know about human rights. &amp;amp;#124; Amnesty International |publisher=Amnesty.org |date=2015-09-25 |access-date=2015-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutional ban since 2005&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Kenya}} [[LGBT rights in Kenya|Kenya]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1897 (as the [[East Africa Protectorate]])&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: up to 14 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutional ban since 2010&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://kenyaembassy.com/pdfs/The%20Constitution%20of%20Kenya.pdf |title=Laws of Kenya ; The Constitution of Kenya |publisher=Kenyaembassy.com |access-date=2015-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Rwanda}} [[LGBT rights in Rwanda|Rwanda]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutional ban since 2003&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Tanzania}} [[LGBT rights in Tanzania|Tanzania]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1864 (only [[Zanzibar]])&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Illegal since 1899&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to life imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Vigilante executions, beatings and torture&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://ssl-proxy.my-addr.org/myaddrproxy.php/https/2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/220379.pdf |title=2013 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT |publisher=Country Reports on Human Rights Practices |page=33 |date=2013 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/11/06/tanzania-mixed-messages-anti-gay-persecution |title=Tanzania: Mixed Messages on Anti-Gay Persecution |website=hrw.org |date=6 November 2018 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; are also tolerated.&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Uganda}} [[LGBT rights in Uganda|Uganda]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal since 1894&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Female illegal since 2000 Penalty: Life imprisonment. Beatings, torture, or vigilante execution are also common.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/africa/28uganda.html|title=David Kato, Gay Rights Activist, Is Killed in Uganda|first=Jeffrey|last=Gettleman|date=8 November 2017|via=www.nytimes.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of unions--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutional ban since 2005&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Adoption--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Horn of Africa====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES IF DATA IS NOT ALREADY IN THE COUNTRY'S LGBT RIGHTS ARTICLE--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;background-color:#CCCCCC;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGBT rights in:&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex sexual activity&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Recognition of same-sex unions&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex marriage&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Adoption by same-sex couples&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGB people allowed to serve openly in military&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Laws concerning gender identity/expression&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Djibouti}} [[LGBT rights in Djibouti|Djibouti]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Eritrea}} [[LGBT rights in Eritrea|Eritrea]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 3 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.equaldex.com/region/eritrea|title=LGBT Rights in Eritrea - Equaldex|website=www.equaldex.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; or death&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Asokan&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.consultancyafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1170:a-bludgeoned-horn-eritreas-abuses-and-guilt-by-association-policy-&amp;amp;catid=91:rights-in-focus&amp;amp;Itemid=296|title=A bludgeoned horn: Eritrea's abuses and 'guilt by association' policy.'|last=Asokan|first=Ishan|date=16 November 2012|publisher=Consultancy Africa Intelligence|access-date=3 November 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Beatings and torture are also tolerated.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/af/154345.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Ethiopia}} [[LGBT rights in Ethiopia|Ethiopia]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 15 years.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Somalia}} [[LGBT rights in Somalia|Somalia]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal. Penalty: Up to 3 years prison.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{flagicon|Jubaland}} [[File:Skull and crossbones.svg|15px|No]] Illegal. Penalty: Up to death in Jubaland.{{cn|date=July 2020}}&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{flagicon|Somaliland}} [[LGBT rights in Somaliland|Somaliland]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Disputed territory)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1941 (as [[British Somaliland]])&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 3 years prison, sometimes death sentences.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=‘Don’t come back, they’ll kill you for being gay’ |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-53438112 |agency=BBC NEWS |date=2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Gender identity/expression--&amp;gt; [[File:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Indian Ocean states====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES IF DATA IS NOT ALREADY IN THE COUNTRY'S LGBT RIGHTS ARTICLE--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;background-color:#CCCCCC;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGBT rights in:&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex sexual activity&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Recognition of same-sex unions&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex marriage&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Adoption by same-sex couples&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGB people allowed to serve openly in military&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Laws concerning gender identity/expression&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Comoros}} [[LGBT rights in Comoros|Comoros]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Penalty: 5 years imprisonment and fines.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.equaldex.com/region/comoros|title=LGBT Rights in Comoros - Equaldex|website=www.equaldex.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|French Southern and Antarctic Lands}} [[LGBT rights in France|French Southern and Antarctic Lands]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Overseas territory of [[LGBT rights in France|France]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the territory)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Civil solidarity pact]] since 1999&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Same-sex marriage in France|Legal since 2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2013&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] France responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Under French law&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Madagascar}} [[LGBT rights in Madagascar|Madagascar]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country);&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Age of consent discrepancy&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Mauritius}} [[LGBT rights in Mauritius|Mauritius]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Penalty: Up to 5 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female always legal&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=The Sexual Offences Bill|url=https://mauritiusassembly.govmu.org/English/Documents/bill0607.pdf|website=mauritiusassembly.govmu.org|publisher=[[Government of Mauritius]]|access-date=18 October 2015|date=6 April 2007}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.equaldex.com/region/mauritius|title=LGBT Rights in Mauritius - Equaldex|website=www.equaldex.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Africa: Outspoken activists defend continent's sexual diversity&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.afrika.no/Detailed/18548.html |title=Africa: Outspoken activists defend continent's sexual diversity - Norwegian Council for Africa |publisher=Afrika.no |date=2009-08-06 |access-date=2015-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---ilo_aids/documents/legaldocument/wcms_126781.pdf |title=Equal Opportunities Act 2008 |publisher=Ilo.org |access-date=2015-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt;[[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Mayotte}} [[LGBT rights in France|Mayotte]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Overseas region of [[LGBT rights in France|France]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the region)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Civil solidarity pact]] since 1999&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Same-sex marriage in France|Legal since 2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2013&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] France responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Under French law&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Réunion}} [[LGBT rights in France|Réunion]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Overseas region of [[LGBT rights in France|France]])&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 1791&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Civil solidarity pact]] since 1999&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Same-sex marriage in France|Legal since 2013]]&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2013&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] France responsible for defence&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Under French law&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Seychelles}} [[LGBT rights in Seychelles|Seychelles]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2016&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://76crimes.com/2016/05/18/tiny-african-victory-seychelles-repeals-ban-on-gay-sex/|title=Tiny African victory: Seychelles repeals ban on gay sex|date=18 May 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;+ UN decl. sign.&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''some''' anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Southern Africa====&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--PLEASE INCLUDE REFERENCES IF DATA IS NOT ALREADY IN THE COUNTRY'S LGBT RIGHTS ARTICLE--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;background-color:#CCCCCC;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGBT rights in:&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex sexual activity&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Recognition of same-sex unions&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Same-sex marriage&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Adoption by same-sex couples&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|LGB people allowed to serve openly in military&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation&lt;br /&gt;
! width=&amp;quot;12.5%&amp;quot;|Laws concerning gender identity/expression&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Angola}} [[LGBT rights in Angola|Angola]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2021 &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Diario da Republica|url=https://governo.gov.ao/fotos/frontend_1/gov_documentos/novo_codigo_penal_905151145fad02b10cd11.pdf|language=pt}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=05ac98ab-c50a-4f4f-9efe-73705ea11829 |title=Employment &amp;amp; labour law in Angola |publisher=Lexology |date=15 September 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]] May possibly change gender under the ''Código do Registro Civil 2015''&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Angola.pdf|title=Transgender Rights in Angola}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Botswana}} [[LGBT rights in Botswana|Botswana]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|No]] Legal since 2019 &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/11/africa/botswana-lgbtq-ruling-intl/index.html|title=Botswana scraps gay sex laws in big victory for LGBTQ rights in Africa|first=Kara Fox|last=CNN|website=CNN}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans some anti-gay discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal gender change recognized as a constitutional right since 2017&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/2017/09/29/press-release-botswana-high-court-rules-in-landmark-gender-identity-case/|title=NEWS RELEASE: BOTSWANA HIGH COURT RULES IN LANDMARK GENDER IDENTITY CASE – SALC}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Eswatini}} [[LGBT rights in Eswatini|Eswatini]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal since the 1880s&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female always legal&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Lesotho}} [[LGBT rights in Lesotho|Lesotho]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Male legal since 2012&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Female always legal&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]] May possibly change gender under the ''National Identity Cards Act 9 of 2011''&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Lesotho.pdf|title=Transgender Rights in Lesotho}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Malawi}} [[LGBT rights in Malawi|Malawi]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1891 (as [[British Central Africa Protectorate]])&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-25927595|title=Where is it illegal to be gay?|date=10 February 2014|via=www.bbc.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Penalty: Up to 14 years imprisonment, with or without corporal punishment for men&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; up to 5 years imprisonment for women (rarely enforced; suspending moratorium legality disputed)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/nov/05/malawi-gay-laws-debate-repeal |title=Malawi suspends anti-gay laws as MPs debate repeal &amp;amp;#124; World news |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=2015-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[LGBT rights in Mozambique|Mozambique]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Legal since 2015&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.care2.com/causes/human-rights/blog/mozambic-gay-rights-advocates-push-for-constitutional-amendment/ |title=Mozambique Gay Rights Group Wants Explicit Constitutional Protections &amp;amp;#124; Care2 Causes |publisher=Care2.com |date=2011-03-03 |access-date=2015-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.kuchutimes.com/2015/06/homosexuality-decriminalised-in-mozambique/ |title=Homosexuality Decriminalised in Mozambique |publisher=Kuchu Times |date=2015-06-01 |access-date=2015-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Bans some anti-gay discrimination&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Africa: Outspoken activists defend continent's sexual diversity&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Emblem-question.svg|15px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[LGBT rights in Namibia|Namibia]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal since 1920 (not enforced; repeal proposed)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.namibiansun.com/news/sodomy-laws-days-numbered-geingos2019-06-13|title=Sodomy law's days numbered - Geingos - Local News - Namibian Sun|first=Intouch Interactive|last=Marketing|website=www.namibiansun.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female always legal&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/af/8395.htm |title=Namibia |publisher=State.gov |date=2002-03-04 |access-date=2015-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/namibia |title=Namibia |publisher=Lgbtnet.dk |access-date=2015-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Under the ''Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act 81 of 1963''&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Transgender-rights-in-Nambia.pdf|title=Transgender Rights in Namibia}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[LGBT rights in South Africa|South Africa]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Male legal since 1998&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Female always legal &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; + UN decl. sign.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Limited recognition of unregistered partnerships since 1998; same-sex marriage since 2006&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Same-sex marriage in South Africa|Legal since 2006]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Du Toit v Minister of Welfare and Population Development|Legal since 2002]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Since 1998&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] [[Section Nine of the Constitution of South Africa|Constitution]] bans '''all''' anti-gay discrimination &lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Anti-discrimination laws are interpreted to include gender identity; legal gender may be [[Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act, 2003|changed]] after surgical or medical treatment&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[LGBT rights in Zambia|Zambia]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Illegal since 1911 (as part of the [[Company rule in Rhodesia|British South Africa Company rule of Rhodesia]])&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; Penalty: up to 14 years imprisonment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[LGBT rights in Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Legal status--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Male illegal since 1891 (as part of the [[Company rule in Rhodesia|British South Africa Company rule of Rhodesia]])&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Image:Yes check.svg|15px|Yes]] Female legal&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ILGA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bbc.com&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Recognition of relationships--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Same-sex marriage--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] Constitutional ban since 2013&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.veritaszim.net/sites/veritas_d/files/Constitution%20of%20Zimbabwe%20Amendment%20%28No.%2020%29.pdf&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Couples adoption--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Military--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Anti-discrimination--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]]&lt;br /&gt;
||&amp;lt;!--Transgender issues--&amp;gt; [[Image:X mark.svg|15px|No]] &lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;noinclude&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Template reference list}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:LGBT rights table templates|Africa]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Africa templates|LGBT rights]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Templates that generate named references]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[fr:Modèle:Palette Droits des personnes LGBT en Afrique]]&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/noinclude&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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