Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
54 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
N/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2005
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