Equality Index ? | 20 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 28 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 12 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1976 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1976 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2015 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A |
Public Opinion | |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 13% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 16% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 74% Not a good place |
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