Equality Index ? | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 15 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 15 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Varies by Region Since 2000 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2013 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Varies by Region Since 2016 |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2019 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 2024 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (5-year deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1916 |
Public Opinion | |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 11% Did not mention homosexuals 89% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 9% Agree 86% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 7% Yes 91% No |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 16% Tolerate 83% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 91% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 2% Justifiable 88% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 1% Yes 98% No |
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