Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 18 / 100 | 20 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 18 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1960 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1860 | Banned Since 1960 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2024 | Restricted Since 1996 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2013 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Female equal, male N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 77% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 0% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 7% Agree 75% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 7% Tolerate 93% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 96% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 19% Good place 28% Not a good place | 3% Good place 92% Not a good place |
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