Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & Togo

Equality Index ?
24 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
34 / 100
17 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
14 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Since 1980
Censorship of LGBT IssuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2000
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1980
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
14% Good Place
0%
15% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
10% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
18% Tolerate
79% Not tolerate
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
90% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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