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Maximum prison sentence in countries where transgender people are criminalized in 2025, by country

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March 2025

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Worldwide

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2025

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The attributable acts vary according to the country***

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*The penalty includes bodily harm, such as lashes or flogging.
** The penalty includes economic sanctions.

***Other countries that punish with life imprisonment and the death penalty: Nigeria, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Brunei.

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2025 max prison sentences for transgender people by country (LGBTIQ+ data)

Published by Zeynep Dierks, Jan 22, 2026

In 2025, the country with the maximum prison sentence applicable to transgender people is Gambia, followed by Malaysia, the latter being a place where the sentence can reach 20 years in prison — to which a flogging punishment would be added. In third place, with a sentence of 14 years, two African countries are tied, which also include financial fines: South Sudan and Malawi.

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