Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & South Africa

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
71 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
15 / 100
59 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2006
Censorship of LGBT issuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2018
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2000
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 1996
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2007
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