Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Uganda

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
Since 1902
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
5% Tolerate
95% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
3% Tolerate
96% Not tolerate
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
Region not surveyed
4% Yes
96% No
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
2% Good place
95% Not a good place
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