Equality Index ? | 82 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 77 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 87 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1983 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1913 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2017 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2007 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2018 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but restricted for minors Since 2014 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Intersex only | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2023 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2023 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2017 | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Parental approval required | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2000 | Ambiguous Since 1957 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2021 | N/A |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2012 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 40% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | Region not surveyed | 9% Yes 72% No |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 7% Yes 93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 17% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 19% Tolerate 63% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 2% Yes 94% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 4% Good place 62% Not a good place |
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