Equality Index ? | 37 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 33 / 100 | 4 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 42 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1972 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned | Banned Since 1967 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1976 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2010 |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2014 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 11% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 8% Good place 84% Not a good place |
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