Equality Index ? | 1 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 0 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 2 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 6% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 4% Tolerate 95% 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 | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 7% Justifiable 72% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1976 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1931 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1971 | Not legal Since 2010 |
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 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | No protections Since 1931 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Sexual orientation only |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1919 | Ambiguous Since 1931 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A Since 2005 |
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