Equality Index ? | 33 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 3% Tolerate 96% Not tolerate |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Yes 96% No |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 2% Good place 95% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2021 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Not legal Since 1904 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Unknown | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1904 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Ambiguous Since 1904 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1904 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2017 | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2011 | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Unknown |
Equal age of consent | Unequal | Unknown |
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