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Northern Africa
LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGB people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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![]() Up to 3 years imprisonment with fines up to 10,000 dinars,[1] torture,[2] beatings,[3] or vigilante execution[4] |
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![]() Penalty: Up to 17 years imprisonment with or without hard labour and with or without fines under broadly-written morality laws.[5][16] |
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![]() De jure: Not specifically outlawed |
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![]() Penalty: Up to 3 years imprisonment and fines.[5][27] |
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![]() Penalty: Up to 3 years imprisonment.[5][28][29] |
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![]() Penalty: Up to 10 years imprisonment.[5][30] |
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![]() Penalty: 3 years imprisonment.[5][31] Legalization proposed[32] |
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Western Africa
LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGB people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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![]() Penalty: Up to Iife imprisonment.[5][34][30] |
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![]() Penalty: 6 months to 10 years imprisonment.[36] |
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![]() Penalty: 1 year imprisonment.[5][37] |
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![]() Penalty: Capital punishment for men, (not enforced); prison and a fine for women.[5][38] |
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![]() Penalty: 1 to 5 years imprisonment.[5][42] |
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Central Africa
LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGB people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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![]() Penalty: Fines to 5 years imprisonment.[5][30] or vigilante execution and torture[43] |
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Southeast Africa
LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGB people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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![]() Penalty: fine, and 3 months to 2 years imprisonment.[5][47] |
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![]() Penalty: up to 14 years imprisonment.[5][30] |
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![]() Female illegal since 2000 Penalty: Life imprisonment. Beatings, torture, or vigilante execution are also common.[49] |
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Horn of Africa
LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGB people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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![]() Penalty: Up to 3 years imprisonment.[5][50] |
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![]() Penalty: Up to death.[51] |
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Indian Ocean states
LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGB people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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![]() Penalty: 5 years imprisonment and fines.[5][52] |
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Southern Africa
LGBT rights in: | Same-sex sexual activity | Recognition of same-sex unions | Same-sex marriage | Adoption by same-sex couples | LGB people allowed to serve openly in military | Anti-discrimination laws concerning sexual orientation | Laws concerning gender identity/expression |
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![]() Penalty: Up to 14 years imprisonment, with or without corporal punishment for men up to 5 years imprisonment for women (rarely enforced; suspending moratoruim legality disputed)[5][65][30] |
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