Equality Index ? | 53 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 70 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 36 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 31% Good Place 0% | 12% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 36% Tolerate 57% Not tolerate | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 43% Tolerate 56% Not tolerate | 11% Tolerate 86% 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 | 8% Good place 84% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2019 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1967 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1964 | Not legal Since 1967 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 2016 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, surgery not required Since 2017 | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2019 | No protections Since 1972 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2010 | No protections Since 1972 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2010 | No protections Since 1972 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2010 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 2016 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A |
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