Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 36 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 31% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 36% Tolerate 57% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 43% Tolerate 56% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 89% Not a good place | 23% Good place 73% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Legal Since 2019 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1971 | Unrecognized Since 1964 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, surgery not required Since 2017 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Illegal Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Sexual orientation only Since 2010 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2010 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned Since 2016 |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal |
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