Equality Index ? | 57 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 59 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 56 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1962 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1970 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 1962 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2024 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2016 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Intersex only Since 2021 |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2018 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | N/A Since 1997 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2021 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2005 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 76% Did not mention homosexuals 24% Mentioned homosexuals | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 80% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 18% Justifiable 30% Not justifiable | 6% Justifiable 68% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 51% Agree 18% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 21% Yes 79% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 16% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 15% Tolerate 78% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 13% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable | 1% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable |
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