Equality Index ? | 47 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 52 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 43 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2012 |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2012 |
Public Opinion | |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 45% Tolerate 51% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 40% Tolerate 59% Not tolerate |
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