Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Gabon

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
11 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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13 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Legal
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2020
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1958
Unequal
Since 2020
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