Equality Index ? | 23 / 100 | 30 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 36 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1940 | Legal Since 2020 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2006 | Unrecognized Since 1963 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Ambiguous | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1960 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1960 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1960 | Ambiguous Since 2016 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2017 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2020 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2006 | Unequal Since 2020 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 10% Good Place 0% | 13% Good Place 0% |
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 |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 5% Good place 95% Not a good place |
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