Equality Index ? | 3 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 2 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 4 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2014 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1953 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2005 | Banned |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1953 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | N/A |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal with restrictions |
Conversion therapy | Unknown | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A Since 1951 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 37% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 92% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 3% Tolerate 96% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 5% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable |
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