Compare LGBT Rights in Amara, Tigray, & Eritrea

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
12 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
10 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Since 2009
Unrecognized
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
State-enforced
Since 2005
State-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
Illegal
Since 2018
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1958
N/A
Since 1958
N/A
Since 1957
Public Opinion
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