Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2009 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2015 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2005 | Banned Since 2015 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Fine as punishment Since 2009 | Ambiguous |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | N/A |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2009 | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2009 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 15% Did not mention homosexuals 85% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 96% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 10% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
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