Equality Index ? | 3 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 33% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 16% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 22% Tolerate 77% Not tolerate |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2019 | Legal Since 2012 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1951 | Unrecognized Since 1966 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | No protections Since 2012 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | Ambiguous Since 2012 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1951 | Illegal Since 1966 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1951 | Equal Since 2012 |
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