Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 86% 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 | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2009 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1971 | Not legal Since 2005 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2021 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2001 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Ambiguous Since 2001 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 2001 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
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