Equality Index ? | 53 / 100 | 62 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 54 / 100 | 74 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 51 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2019 | Legal Since 1963 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Civil unions (marriage rights) Since 2022 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2014 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2017 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2004 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2010 | Illegal in some contexts Since 1992 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2010 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Legal Since 2023 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2019 | Legal Since 1992 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal Since 2021 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Banned Since 2022 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2019 | Equal Since 1948 |
Public Opinion | ||
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 47% Yes 45% No |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 43% Tolerate 56% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 36% Tolerate 57% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 40% Yes 47% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 23% Good place 73% Not a good place | 38% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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