Equality Index ? | 51 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 50 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 53 / 100 | 8 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2005 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2015 | Banned Since 2007 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1930 |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2017 | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Legal | 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 2022 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only Since 2000 | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Legal Since 1992 | Illegal Since 1964 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Banned Since 2022 | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 1999 | N/A Since 2005 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 24% Did not mention homosexuals 76% Mentioned homosexuals | Region not surveyed |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 24% Justifiable 23% Not justifiable | Region not surveyed |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 67% Agree 19% Disagree | Region not surveyed |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | Region not surveyed | 6% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | Region not surveyed | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 21% Good place 41% Not a good place | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
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