Equality Index ? | 69 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 69 / 100 | 57 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 12 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 13% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 90% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 2% Good place 95% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 12% Justifiable 63% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 34% Did not mention homosexuals 66% Mentioned homosexuals |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2001 | Legal Since 1961 |
Same-sex marriage | Civil unions Since 2020 | Not legal Since 2023 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1960 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1960 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1960 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 2011 |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2000 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | Equal Since 1961 |
Full Details | Full Details |
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