Equality Index ? | 9 / 100 | 10 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 1 / 100 | 4 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 18 / 100 | 17 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2023 | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) Since 2014 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2023 | Banned Since 1994 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 2023 | State-enforced |
Right to change legal gender | Ambiguous Since 2015 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Banned Since 2023 | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal | Illegal |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Unknown | Ambiguous |
Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 1902 | N/A |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 5% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 3% Tolerate 96% Not tolerate | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 2% Justifiable 60% Not justifiable |
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (Pew Research Center, June, 2013) | 4% Yes 96% No | Region not surveyed |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 2% Good place 95% Not a good place | Region not surveyed |
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