Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 16 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 42 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1978 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2002 | Banned Since 1973 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2015 | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2018 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 17% Tolerate 80% Not tolerate | 16% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 22% Tolerate 77% Not tolerate | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 91% Not a good place | 5% Good place 74% Not a good place |
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