Equality Index ? | 4 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 5 / 100 | 79 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 3 / 100 | Not enough data |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1966 | Legal |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1989 | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only Since 2007 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1965 | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Unknown |
Gender-affirming care | Unknown | Unknown |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Unknown |
Hate crime protections | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2008 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2007 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | Unknown |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Unknown |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Unknown |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | N/A |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Unknown |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Unknown |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 3% Tolerate 97% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 4% Tolerate 94% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 3% Yes 96% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 1% Good place 98% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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