Equality Index ? | 18 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 18 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 17 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1930 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2018 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1902 | Banned Since 2010 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2022 | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Intersex only Since 2022 | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2022 | No protections Since 1931 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1930 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1930 | Ambiguous Since 1931 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2002 | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1941 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2022 | N/A |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A Since 2005 |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 27% Good Place 0% | 6% Good Place 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage (Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023) | 9% Favor 90% Oppose | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Justifiable 65% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 14% Yes 83% No | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | 21% Yes 62% No | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 14% Tolerate 84% Not tolerate | 6% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 9% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | 27% Yes 64% No | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 8% Yes 90% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 11% Good place 83% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 7% Justifiable 72% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2005-2009) | Region not surveyed | 27% Did not mention homosexuals 73% Mentioned homosexuals |
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