Equality Index ? | 24 / 100 |
Public Opinion | |
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 |
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 74% Not a good place |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1976 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1976 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Ambiguous |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2009 |
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