Equality Index ? | 35 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 47 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 23 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1972 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal |
Gender-Affirming Care | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unequal |
Public Opinion | |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 27% Good Place 0% |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 12% Tolerate 88% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 11% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 9% Good place 86% Not a good place |
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