Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2005
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Unknown
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
27% Did not mention homosexuals
73% Mentioned homosexuals
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
87% Not justifiable
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
Region not surveyed
13% Agree
70% Disagree
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
2% Justifiable
86% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
3% Good place
55% Not a good place
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