Equality Index ? | 25 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 35 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2019 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 2019 |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2018 |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2014 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unequal |
Public Opinion | |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 18% Tolerate 81% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 18% Tolerate 79% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 90% Not a good place |
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