Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Trinidad and Tobago

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
25 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2025
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1947
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2025
Public Opinion
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
3% Justifiable
84% Not justifiable
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
27% Good place
49% Not a good place
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