Compare LGBT Rights in South Africa & Uganda

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
84 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2006
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1996
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
No protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2010
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1996
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
N/A
Since 2021
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