Guinea

Demographics

Estimated Total Population:

12.7 million

World Bank, 2019

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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There is very little research or data available on sexual and gender minorities in Guinea. It is one of the few former French colonies in which homosexuality is still illegal (Awondo 2012). The law prohibits same-sex sexual acts of any kind, citing indecency. While reports indicate that not many are prosecuted under this law, SGMs in Guinea face extreme discrimination with no legal protections.  

Guinea 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)
3

Selected Published Studies, Reports, and Other Documents

Awondo, P., Geschiere, P., & Reid, G. (2012). Homophobic Africa?: Toward A More Nuanced View. African Studies Review 55(3), 145-168. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/525638.  

 

Bohlander, M. (2014), Criminalising LGBT Persons Under National Criminal Law and Article 7(1)(h) and (3) of the ICC Statute. Glob Policy, 5: 401-414. doi:10.1111/1758-5899.12136 

 

Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Guinea: The situation of sexual minorities, including legislation; the treatment of sexual minorities by society and the authorities; state protection and support service available to victims (2014-September 2017), 21 September 2017, GIN105987.FE, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5a09ab8d4.html [accessed 14 October 2020]