Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
12 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
11 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1958
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1975
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
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 TellLegal
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1958
Equal
Since 2012
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