Equality Index ? | 3 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 43 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 45% Tolerate 51% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 40% Tolerate 59% Not tolerate |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2019 | Legal Since 2012 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1951 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1951 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1951 | Single only |
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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