Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
68 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1958
Equal
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
30% Did not mention homosexuals
69% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
6% Justifiable
80% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
4% Agree
72% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
2% Good place
77% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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