Equality Index ? | 50 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 58 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 43 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 45% Tolerate 51% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 40% Tolerate 59% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | Region not surveyed | 24% Yes 55% No |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2012 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Unrecognized | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation only Since 2019 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2012 | Unequal |
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