Equality Index ? | 32 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 51 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 14 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 13% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 17% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 20% Tolerate 79% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 24% Yes 55% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 95% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2020 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1963 | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Ambiguous Since 2016 | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2020 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unequal Since 2020 | Unequal |
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