Back معاملة المثليين في الغابون Arabic Drets del col·lectiu LGBT al Gabon Catalan LGBT práva v Gabonu Czech Homosexualität in Gabun German Diversidad sexual en Gabón Spanish Droits LGBT au Gabon French זכויות להט"ב בגבון HE Diritti LGBT in Gabon Italian Права ЛГБТ в Габоне Russian Položaj LGBT osoba u Gabonu Serbo-Croatian
LGBT rights in Gabon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Legal 1960-2019, again since 2020, unequal age of consent[1] |
| Gender identity | No |
| Military | No |
| Discrimination protections | No |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | No |
| Adoption | No |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Gabon face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Except for a period between July 2019 and June 2020, same-sex sexual activity has generally been legal in Gabon.
Same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex couples and LGBT persons face stigmatization among the broader population.[2][3]
In December 2008, Gabon co-sponsored and signed the non-binding UN declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity which called for the global decriminalization of homosexuality. It was one of only six African countries to do so.[4] In 2011, however, Gabon voted against a joint statement on ending acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity[broken anchor]" at the United Nations, a statement which was condemning violence and discrimination against LGBT people.[5]
- ^ "WIPOLex". wipolex.wipo.int. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "State-Sponsored Homophobia" (PDF). ILGA. May 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Mussavu, Alix-Ida (29 October 2019). "Homosexualité : Le nouveau Code pénal sanctionne la pratique". Gabon Review. Gabon Review. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Statement on human rights and sexual orientation and gender identity" (PDF). United Nations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "17/19 Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity". Retrieved 18 December 2013.