Equality Index ? | 53 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 54 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2019 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2017 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2010 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2010 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2019 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 |
Public Opinion | |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 43% Tolerate 56% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 36% Tolerate 57% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 23% Good place 73% Not a good place |
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