Equality Index ? | 68 / 100 | 86 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 55 / 100 | 86 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 80 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2004 | Legal Since 2000 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1968 | Legal Since 2017 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2005 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | N/A |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2007 | Illegal Since 2009 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2008 | Unknown |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 | Unknown |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 1997 | Legal Since 2017 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal with restrictions | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Unknown |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2004 | Unknown |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 74% Tolerate 25% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 80% Tolerate 20% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
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