Equality Index ? | 87 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 88 / 100 | 6 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 87 / 100 | 12 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1972 | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1980 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2009 | Banned Since 1980 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2015 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, no restrictions Since 2016 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2020 | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1981 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1981 | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1981 | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2009 | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 2001 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2024 | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2023 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1972 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 96% Did not mention homosexuals 3% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 76% Justifiable 10% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 70% Agree 16% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 10% Tolerate 86% Not tolerate |
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