Equality Index ? | 3 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 2 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 4 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2014 | Male illegal, female legal Since 1861 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2005 | Banned Since 1861 |
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 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2023 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Unknown | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Female equal, male N/A Since 1861 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Tolerate 90% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 3% Tolerate 96% Not tolerate | 7% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 8% Good place 80% Not a good place |
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