Equality Index ? | 35 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 35 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 47 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Legal Since 2015 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 2004 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | State-enforced Since 1995 | No censorship Since 1988 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 2004 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2016 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2007 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2024 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Legal Since 2015 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous Since 2011 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal | Equal Since 2015 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 56% Tolerate 36% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 48% Tolerate 43% Not tolerate |
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