Compare LGBT Rights in Central African Republic & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
13 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2016
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesUnknownState-enforced
Since 2005
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2024
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1958
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