Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 27 / 100 | 21 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 24 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 57% Good Place 0% |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 9% Did not mention homosexuals 91% Mentioned homosexuals |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 36% Agree 55% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 10% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 23% Good place 58% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2009 | Male illegal, female uncertain Since 2016 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 2005 | Unrecognized Since 1886 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | N/A |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2001 | No protections Since 1886 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Ambiguous Since 2001 | No protections Since 1886 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2001 | No protections Since 1886 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2016 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
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