Equality Index ? | 48 / 100 | 4 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 66 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 30 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1994 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1966 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 2006 | Banned Since 1989 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1965 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2019 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2015 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2006 | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2018 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2004 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 3% Tolerate 97% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 4% Tolerate 94% Not tolerate |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 96% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 1% Good place 98% Not a good place |
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