Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 18 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 17 / 100 |
Public Opinion | |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 27% Good Place 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage (Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023) | 9% Favor 90% Oppose |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 14% Yes 83% No |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | 21% Yes 62% No |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 14% Tolerate 84% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 9% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | 27% Yes 64% No |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 8% Yes 90% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 11% Good place 83% Not a good place |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1930 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1902 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Intersex only Since 2022 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2022 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1930 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1930 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2002 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1941 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2022 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A |
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