Anseba is governed by federal Eritrea law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✖ Imprisonment as punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Unknown
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- Unknown
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- Ambiguous
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Anseba is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
In Eritrea, same-sex sexual activity can incur a punishment of anywhere from 10 days to 3 years in prison.
Same-sex marriage in Anseba is unrecognized.
Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
Unrecognized
All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Anseba is imprisonment as punishment.
Current status
Imprisonment as punishment
The government tightly restricts freedom of expression, including on subjects related to sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and sex characteristics. LGBT people cannot freely assemble, associate, or express themselves publicly due to fear of identification, arrest, discrimination and/or violence.
Right to change legal gender in Anseba is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
No laws in place for legal gender recognition.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Anseba is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized
LGBT discrimination in Anseba is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Eritrea.
LGBT employment discrimination in Anseba is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in employment provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Eritrea.
LGBT housing discrimination in Anseba is no protections.
Current status
No protections
There are no protections from discrimination in housing provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Eritrea.
Intersex infant surgery in Anseba is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
No known laws exist banning or permitting the practice and a US State Department report stated: "There were no reports of medically unnecessary surgery on children or nonconsenting intersex persons; the stigma on this topic, however, made it unlikely that any such cases would be discussed publicly."
Serving openly in military in Anseba is illegal.
Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
Illegal
All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.
Blood donations by MSMs in Anseba is banned (indefinite deferral).
Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.
Conversion therapy in Anseba is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
No laws exist banning conversion therapy and "There were reports of individuals coerced into accepting attempted so-called conversion therapy practices in lieu of prison, but the scope of the practice was not clear.". Outright International apparently also found the practice was widespread.
Equal age of consent in Anseba is n/a.
Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
N/A
Homosexual activity is outlawed in Eritrea.
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Alternative names: Ansabā