Equality Index ? | 23 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
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 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 2011 | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2020 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 2011 | Not legal Since 1991 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship | Ambiguous |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal | Ambiguous |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2011 | No protections Since 1956 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2011 | No protections Since 1956 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 2011 | No protections Since 1956 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 2011 | Legal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Unknown |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Ambiguous |
Equal age of consent | Equal | N/A |
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