Equality Index ? | 4 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 2 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 7 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 1916 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2014 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1999 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1999 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1999 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A |
Public Opinion | |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 5% Good Place 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage (Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023) | 2% Favor 97% Oppose |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 2% Justifiable 94% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 11% Did not mention homosexuals 89% Mentioned homosexuals |
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 |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, October 2016) | 21% Yes 62% 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 |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | 18% Yes 69% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 2% Justifiable 88% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 30% Did not mention homosexuals 70% Mentioned homosexuals |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 1% Yes 98% No |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | 2% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2000-2004) | 26% Did not mention homosexuals 74% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 2% Justifiable 91% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1995-1999) | 10% Did not mention homosexuals 90% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 1990-1994) | 3% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 1990-1994) | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 76% Mentioned homosexuals |
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