- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- Unknown
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
Research in attittudes towards LGBTQ+ issues in Ethiopia have identified a strong opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, reflecting underlying homophobic sentiments.
History
Homosexual activity in Ethiopia is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
This status may change soon as anti-gay organizations are pushing for the death penalty.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Ethiopia is state-enforced.
A wide range of websites is reported to be blocked in Ethiopia, including the websites of LGBTI groups and organisations.
Right to change legal gender in Ethiopia is illegal.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Ethiopia is unknown.
LGBT discrimination in Ethiopia is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Ethiopia is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Ethiopia is no protections.
Serving openly in military in Ethiopia is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Ethiopia is unknown.
Conversion therapy in Ethiopia is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Ethiopia is n/a.
LGBT Rights by State
View the LGBT laws in each individual state of Ethiopia.
- Sumale
- Tigray
- YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch
- Adis Abeba (Administration)
- Dire Dawa (Administration)
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