Equality Index ? | 17 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 22 / 100 | 50 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 13 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 16% Good Place 0% | 15% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 7% Tolerate 93% Not tolerate | 9% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 89% Not a good place | 4% Good place 95% Not a good place |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2016 | Legal Since 2006 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1988 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Ambiguous Since 2015 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1988 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1988 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1988 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Ambiguous Since 1960 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal Since 2008 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Unequal Since 2016 |
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