Equality Index ? | 32 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 52 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2009 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Not legal Since 2005 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2001 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only | Ambiguous Since 2001 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only | No protections Since 2001 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1998 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | N/A |
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