Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 43 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 12% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 11% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate | 45% Tolerate 51% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate | 40% Tolerate 59% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 8% Good place 84% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1967 | Legal Since 2012 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1967 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced Since 2016 | 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 1972 | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1972 | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1972 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2012 |
Full Details | Full Details |
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