Equality Index ? | 47 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 54 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 40 / 100 | 19 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1995 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2020 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized Since 2013 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 1991 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2008 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | N/A |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Unknown | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unknown | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 55% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 21% Justifiable 26% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 47% Agree 14% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 17% Yes 83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 14% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate |
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