Equality Index ? | 40 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 50 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 30 / 100 |
Public Opinion | |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 33% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 16% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 22% Tolerate 77% Not tolerate |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2012 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 1966 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2012 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1966 |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2012 |
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