Is homosexuality legal in Sudan?

Illegal

Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.

Sudan is one of 56 countries classified “Illegal” for same-sex sexual activity — 25% of the 226 with data. (Also searched as homosexuality.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: LGBTQ rights by country or territory
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

South Sudan
Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Eritrea
Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Ethiopia
Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Central African Republic
Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
Chad
Illegal Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence.
Uganda
Death penalty possible Same-sex sexual activity is a criminal offence that can carry the death penalty.

Other laws in Sudan

Age of Consent
Under 14
Sex Work
Illegal
Pornography
Illegal
Incest Laws
Criminal offense
Marriage Age
Under 16 possible

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