Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Togo

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
12 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1980
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1980
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
10% Tolerate
89% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
10% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
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