Equality Index ? | 29 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 42 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 16 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Legal Since 1795 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2002 | Legal Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal Since 2006 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2006 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2006 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2015 | Legal Since 2015 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (1-year deferral) Since 2021 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2018 | Equal Since 1992 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 61% Rare 27% Widespread |
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 45% Rare 23% Widespread |
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 88% Agree 6% Disagree |
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) (Eurobarometer, May 2019) | Region not surveyed | 72% Yes 19% No |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 17% Tolerate 80% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 22% Tolerate 77% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 91% Not a good place | 50% Good place 30% Not a good place |
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