Equality Index ? | 32 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 52 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 80% Tolerate 20% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 74% Tolerate 25% Not tolerate |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Legal Since 2004 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2007 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation only Since 2008 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1998 | Ambiguous |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | Equal Since 2004 |
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