Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 | 4 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 7 / 100 | 5 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 9 / 100 | 3 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1966 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1915 | Banned Since 1989 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2004 | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1965 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 1915 | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1915 | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 3% Tolerate 97% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 4% Tolerate 94% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 2% Justifiable 95% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 3% Yes 96% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 1% Good place 98% Not a good place |
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