Equality Index ? | 31 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 31 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 43 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Legal Since 2012 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2016 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2003 | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2003 | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2003 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous Since 2003 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2012 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 45% Tolerate 51% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 40% Tolerate 59% Not tolerate |
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