Equality Index ? | 64 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 64 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 22 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 22% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 26% Tolerate 74% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 18% Tolerate 81% Not tolerate |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Male illegal, female legal Since 2004 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2010 | Not legal |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2017 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1907 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1907 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1907 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 1968 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1974 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2015 |
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