Equality Index ? | 40 / 100 | 53 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 38 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 42 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 36% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 56% Tolerate 36% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 48% Tolerate 43% Not tolerate |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1976 | Legal Since 2015 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Unrecognized Since 2004 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Ambiguous | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2014 | Legal, surgery not required Since 2004 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2007 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | Sexual orientation only Since 2007 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1976 | No protections Since 2007 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal Since 1886 |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1976 | Equal |
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