Equality Index ? | 9 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 6 / 100 | 36 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1967 | Legal Since 1940 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1967 | Banned Since 2006 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2016 | Ambiguous |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1972 | No protections Since 1960 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1972 | No protections Since 1960 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1972 | No protections Since 1960 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2006 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 12% Good Place 0% | 10% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 11% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 8% Good place 84% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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