Equality Index ? | 100 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 41 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 22 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1985 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Banned Since 2007 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1975 | N/A |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Unknown | Illegal in some contexts Since 2005 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2013 | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unknown | Unequal Since 1972 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 12% Tolerate 88% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 9% Good place 86% Not a good place |
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