Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Equality Index ?
6 / 100
83 / 100
Legal Index ?
6 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Legal
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2005
Gender-affirming careBannedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2003
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2001
Public Opinion
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