Equality Index ? | 69 / 100 | 60 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 80% Tolerate 20% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 74% Tolerate 25% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2004 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Unrecognized Since 1993 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2007 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2008 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Ambiguous | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2004 | Equal |
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