LGBT rights in Guinea
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Guinea face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT
residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Guinea
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s. This maximum penalty is enforced if one of the offenders are under 21 years of age. Article 326/327 can punish offenders who publicly commit an "act of indecency".
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
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Law regarding same-sex sexual activity
Article 325 prohibits same-sex sexual activity with a maximum penalty of 3 years imprisonment and a fine of up to 1 million Guinean francGuinean franc
-First Guinean franc:The first Guinean franc was introduced in 1959 to replace the CFA franc. There were 1, 5, 10 and 25 francs coins with banknotes in 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10,000 francs denominations. A second series of banknotes was issued in 1960, without the 10,000 francs...
s. This maximum penalty is enforced if one of the offenders are under 21 years of age. Article 326/327 can punish offenders who publicly commit an "act of indecency".
Living conditions
The U.S. Department of State's 2010 Human Rights Report found that "there were deep social, religious, and cultural taboos against homosexual conduct," but "there were no official or NGO reports of discrimination against individuals based on their sexual orientation" and "there were no lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender organizations active during the year, but there were no legal impediments to the operation of such groups."See also
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