Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 9 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | Not enough data | 19 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2008 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2020 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2011 | Unrecognized |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2009 | State-enforced Since 1991 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted Since 1990 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2020 | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | N/A |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 2011 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal Since 2014 | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | Region not surveyed | 17% Yes 83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 14% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate |
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