Equality Index ? | 13 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 16 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 10 / 100 |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Male illegal, female legal Since 1891 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 2013 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | Imprisonment as punishment Since 1967 |
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 2020 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Single only |
Intersex infant surgery | Not banned |
Serving openly in military | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Blood donations by MSMs | Legal |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | Female equal, male N/A Since 1891 |
Public Opinion | |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 10% Did not mention homosexuals 89% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 6% Justifiable 90% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 8% Agree 86% Disagree |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2014–2016) | 10% Tolerate 89% Not tolerate |
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (Afrobarometer, 2016–2018) | 8% Tolerate 90% Not tolerate |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 1% Justifiable 86% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 5% Good place 82% Not a good place |
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