Equality Index ? | 3 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 2 / 100 | 40 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 4 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2014 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2005 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Restricted Since 1988 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2015 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 1960 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Unknown | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Unequal Since 2016 |
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) | 3% Tolerate 96% Not tolerate | 9% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Good place 95% Not a good place |
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