Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Tanzania

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
12 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
10 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
14 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
Since 1998
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