Chad

Demographics

Estimated Total Population:

15.47 million

World Bank, 2018

Estimated SGM Population:

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Estimated Total SGM Adult Population:

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Estimated % of SGM Adults (18+):

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Statistical records on sexual and gender minority populations in Chad are relatively nonexistent. A report on state-sponsored homophobia found there to be no active LGBTQIA+ organizations in the country, which may limit the availability of supportive non-governmental actors with which to conduct research alongside (ILGA, 2019). Chad is one central African nation which has, as of 2017, rolled back protections for same-sex marriage by prosecuting behaviors under the nation’s revised penal code on account of public indecency(ILGA, 2019). Accurate data on this marginalized community is needed going forward, as empirical studies on sexual and gender minority research is particularly constrained in this region, likely due to the recent same-sex criminalization policy: Penal Code Article 354 (ILGA, 2019).

Chad's Laws and Policies from ILGA World Report (2019)

RECOGNITION
Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
No
Civil Unions
No
Joint Adoption
No
Second Parent Adoption
No
PROTECTION
Employment Nondiscrimination Laws
No
Broad Protections
No
Criminalization of Violence
No
Ban of Conversion Therapy
No
CRIMINALIZATION
Consensual Same-Sex Acts are Legal?
No
Gender
Any Gender
Max Penalty (Yrs in Prison)
2
Max Penalty (Financial)
b/t 50,000 and 500,000 FCFA ($85 to $850)

Selected Published Studies, Reports, and Other Documents

No published empirical research on the SGM population in Chad

Chad is briefly discussed in the following report: International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association: Lucas Ramon Mendos, State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019 (Geneva; ILGA, March 2019).