Equality Index ? | 27 / 100 | Not enough data |
Legal Index ? | 41 / 100 | Not enough data |
Public Opinion Index ? | 13 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2006 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1916 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Banned Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1999 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1999 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1999 |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Ambiguous Since 1960 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2008 | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Unequal Since 2016 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 15% Good Place 0% | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 9% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 4% Good place 95% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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