Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 51 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 7 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Legal Since 2006 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1991 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 1991 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Ambiguous Since 1991 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Ambiguous Since 1960 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2008 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1996 | Unequal Since 2016 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 15% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate | 9% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 94% Not a good place | 4% Good place 95% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 4% Justifiable 82% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 19% Did not mention homosexuals 81% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
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