Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 3 / 100 | 55 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 22 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2024 | Legal Since 2015 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1959 | Banned Since 2004 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment | No censorship Since 1988 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal Since 2024 | Ambiguous Since 2004 |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2024 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2007 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 2024 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | N/A | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 2007 | Legal Since 2015 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2024 | Equal Since 2015 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 45% Did not mention homosexuals 55% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 56% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 56% Tolerate 36% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 48% Tolerate 43% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 1% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
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