Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 | 15 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 8 / 100 | 0 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 18 / 100 | 29 / 100 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries) (BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019) | 17% Yes 83% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 14% Tolerate 82% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Support for same-sex marriage (ILGA / RIWI, April-June 2014) | 29% Yes 43% No | 24% Yes 55% No |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2020 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1991 | Not legal Since 1987 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | State-enforced | Imprisonment as punishment |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous | Illegal Since 2019 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 1956 | No protections Since 2018 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 1956 | No protections Since 1971 |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections Since 1956 | No protections Since 1971 |
Same-sex adoption | Single only | Illegal |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A | Unequal |
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