Compare LGBT Rights in Christmas Island & Ethiopia

Equality Index ?
89 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
89 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
13 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2002
State-enforced
Since 2005
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2025
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2002
Illegal
Since 2018
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2002
N/A
Since 1958
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
30% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
6% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
4% Agree
72% Disagree
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
2% Good place
77% Not a good place
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