Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 10 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2009 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1907 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2005 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Fine as punishment Since 2009 | State-enforced Since 1907 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 1984 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2017 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only Since 1952 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell Since 2009 | Ambiguous |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2009 | Female equal, male N/A Since 1907 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 10% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate | 26% Tolerate 74% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 18% Tolerate 81% Not tolerate |
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