Equality Index ? | 73 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 82 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 63 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2000 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2005 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2016 | Banned Since 2007 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1930 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2013 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2009 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2013 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2000 | Illegal Since 1964 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2011 | N/A Since 2005 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
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