Equality Index ? | 48 / 100 | 13 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 64 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 33 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1996 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1962 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1992 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | State-enforced Since 1962 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2019 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but restricted for minors | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Intersex only Since 2021 |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2023 | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 2020 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2009 | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1996 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 29% Did not mention homosexuals 63% Mentioned homosexuals | 20% Did not mention homosexuals 80% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 7% Justifiable 79% Not justifiable | 6% Justifiable 68% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 9% Agree 67% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 21% Yes 79% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 16% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 15% Tolerate 78% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 1% Justifiable 89% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 12% Good place 73% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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