Equality Index ? | 55 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 56 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 53 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2018 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2005 |
Same-sex marriage | Unregistered cohabitation Since 2023 | Banned Since 2007 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1930 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal Since 2019 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Recognized Since 2014 | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2020 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Gender identity only Since 2020 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Varies by Region Since 2019 | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal Since 1964 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2017 | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Varies by Region Since 2022 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2018 | N/A Since 2005 |
Public Opinion | ||
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 58% Support 18% Against | Region not surveyed |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 66% Agree 21% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 37% Yes 37% No | Region not surveyed |
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 |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 2% Justifiable 80% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 26% Good place 43% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
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