Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 18 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1860 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1962 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1860 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced | State-enforced Since 1962 |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2024 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2013 | Intersex only Since 2021 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
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 | 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 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 77% Mentioned homosexuals | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 80% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 0% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable | 6% Justifiable 68% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 7% Agree 75% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 21% Yes 79% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 16% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 15% Tolerate 78% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 19% Good place 28% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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