Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Sierra Leone

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
16 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
7 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1861
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation only
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
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