Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & India

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
59 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownGender identity only
Since 2020
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousVaries by Region
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2018
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