Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Guernsey

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
82 / 100
Legal Index ?
10 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
87 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Legal
Since 1983
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2007
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedIntersex only
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2023
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
Legal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedParental approval required
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellLegal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1958
Equal
Since 2012
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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