Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Norfolk Island

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
91 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
91 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1994
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Since 2011
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2025
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1994
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