Equality Index ? | 52 / 100 | 44 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 52 / 100 | 73 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 14 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 17% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 20% Tolerate 79% Not tolerate |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 5% Good place 95% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1940 | Legal Since 2020 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 2006 | Unrecognized Since 1963 |
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 1960 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1960 | Ambiguous Since 2016 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1960 | Ambiguous Since 2016 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal Since 2020 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2006 | Equal Since 2020 |
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