Equality Index ? | 100 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 100 / 100 | 1 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 18 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1985 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2023 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2013 | Banned Since 2023 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2023 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2018 | Ambiguous Since 2015 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 1975 | Banned Since 2023 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2013 | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Legal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unknown | N/A Since 1902 |
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?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Yes 96% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 2% Good place 95% Not a good place |
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