Equality Index ? | 11 / 100 | 11 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 12 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 16% Did not mention homosexuals 84% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of Homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 17% Yes 83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 14% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2013) (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 95% No | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Ambiguous Since 2000 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2020 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Not legal Since 1991 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment | Ambiguous |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1971 | No protections Since 1956 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1971 | No protections Since 1956 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1971 | No protections Since 1956 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
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