Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 4 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 11 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1972 | Legal Since 2012 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1967 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2010 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Legal Since 2012 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Equal Since 2012 |
Public Opinion | ||
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 |
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