Equality Index ? | 33 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 18% Tolerate 81% Not tolerate | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 18% Tolerate 79% Not tolerate | 7% Tolerate 93% Not tolerate |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 90% Not a good place | 6% Good place 89% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1988 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Not legal Since 1988 |
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 | No protections Since 2000 | No protections Since 1988 |
LGBT employment discrimination | N/A | No protections Since 1988 |
LGBT housing discrimination | N/A | No protections Since 1988 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | N/A | Legal |
Conversion therapy | N/A | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | Equal |
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