Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & Liberia

Equality Index ?
26 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
9 / 100
Public Opinion
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
16% Tolerate
83% Not tolerate
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
18% Tolerate
79% Not tolerate
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
90% Not a good place
5% Good place
74% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1976
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedNot legal
Since 1976
Censorship of LGBT IssuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2000
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyN/AAmbiguous
Equal age of consentUnequalN/A
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