Equality Index ? | 67 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 77 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 58 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1998 |
Same-sex marriage | Legal Since 2006 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship Since 1990 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2004 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal Since 1996 |
LGBT employment discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1995 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 1996 |
Same-sex adoption | Legal Since 2010 |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1996 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2014 |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2007 |
Public Opinion | |
Views on same-sex marriage or other legal recognition (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 71% Support 15% Against |
Views on same-sex couples' right to adopt (Ipsos, April–May, 2021) | 69% Agree 23% Disagree |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019) | 54% Yes 38% No |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 67% Tolerate 32% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 70% Tolerate 28% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 17% Justifiable 45% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 32% Yes 61% No |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 49% Good place 51% Not a good place |
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