Equality Index ? | 73 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 82 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 63 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2000 | Legal Since 2023 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2016 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Intersex only Since 2021 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2012 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2009 | Sexual orientation only Since 2012 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2013 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2000 | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2011 | Equal Since 2023 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 49% Tolerate 50% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 56% Tolerate 39% Not tolerate |
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