Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
44 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
13 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2005
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
N/A
Since 1958
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