Compare LGBT Rights in Uganda

Equality Index ?
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
18 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1902
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
3% Tolerate
96% Not tolerate
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
4% Yes
96% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
95% Not a good place
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