Equality Index ? | 50 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 65 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 35 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2019 | Male illegal, female legal Since 2018 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1964 | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2017 | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2019 | No protections Since 1907 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2010 | No protections Since 1907 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1907 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 1968 |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2010 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned Since 2016 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2015 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 31% Good Place 0% | 22% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 36% Tolerate 57% Not tolerate | 18% Tolerate 81% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 43% Tolerate 56% Not tolerate | 26% Tolerate 74% 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 | Region not surveyed |
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