Equality Index ? | 3 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 2 / 100 | 54 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 4 / 100 | 40 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2014 | Legal Since 1995 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2005 | Unrecognized Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2008 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Unknown | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Unknown |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 55% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 21% Justifiable 26% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | Region not surveyed | 47% Agree 14% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 3% Tolerate 96% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
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