Equality Index ? | 49 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 59 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 40 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 13% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 16% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 5% Good place 74% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2021 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1976 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 2004 | Not legal Since 1976 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2006 | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2018 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2018 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A |
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