Equality Index ? | 8 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 9 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 8 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) Since 2005 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2007 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1930 |
Right to change legal gender | Illegal |
Gender-affirming care | Restricted |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Illegal Since 1964 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A Since 2005 |
Public Opinion | |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 6% Tolerate 92% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 4% Tolerate 95% Not tolerate |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 10% Good place 87% Not a good place |
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