Equality Index ? | 10 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 6 / 100 | 23 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | Region not surveyed | 6% Good Place 0% |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 6% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 30% Did not mention homosexuals 69% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 4% Agree 72% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 77% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 2% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable | 7% Justifiable 72% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | 18% Did not mention homosexuals 82% Mentioned homosexuals | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 1931 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal | Not legal Since 2010 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1931 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Ambiguous Since 1931 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A Since 2005 |
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