Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Nepal

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
72 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
83 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
61 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Since 2007
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Ambiguous
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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