LGBT Rights in Adis Abeba
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History

Homosexual activity in Adis Abeba

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Homosexual activity in Adis Abeba is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since May 5, 1958
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Article 600 of Ethiopia's Penal Code of 1957 criminalized homosexual sex with simple imprisonment, a term lasting from ten days to three years, subject to the court's discretion.

Article 629 of Ethiopia's Penal Code of 2004, which replaced the Penal Code of 1957 when it took effect the following year, criminalizes homosexuality with simple imprisonment.
1932–May 4, 1958
Legal
Ethiopia's Penal Code of 1930, which appears to not have been distributed until 1932, did not criminalize homosexuality.

Same-sex marriage in Adis Abeba

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Same-sex marriage in Adis Abeba is banned.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2009
Banned
Ethiopia's federal law places a statutory ban on same-sex marriage.
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Until Dec 31, 2008
Unrecognized
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Adis Abeba

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Adis Abeba is state-enforced.

Current status
Since May 9, 2005
State-enforced
Article 640 of the Penal Code (2004) criminalises the possession or dissemination of “grossly indecent material”, including providing information on how to procure them. The Code came into force in 2005.

A wide range of websites is reported to be blocked in Ethiopia, including the websites of LGBTI groups and organisations.
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Right to change legal gender in Adis Abeba

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Right to change legal gender in Adis Abeba is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Transgender individuals are not permitted to change their legal gender.
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Gender-affirming care in Adis Abeba

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Gender-affirming care in Adis Abeba is restricted.

Current status
Restricted
Ethiopia does not explicitly ban gender-affirming care. However, reports indicate that gender minorities are unable to access such care.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Adis Abeba

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Adis Abeba is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Ethiopia does not legally recognize a third gender.
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LGBT discrimination in Adis Abeba

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LGBT discrimination in Adis Abeba is no protections.

Current status
No protections
In Ethiopia, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from discrimination.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Adis Abeba

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LGBT employment discrimination in Adis Abeba is no protections.

Current status
No protections
In Ethiopia, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from employment discrimination.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Adis Abeba

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LGBT housing discrimination in Adis Abeba is no protections.

Current status
No protections
In Ethiopia, neither sexual orientation nor gender identity is a protected class from housing discrimination.
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Same-sex adoption in Adis Abeba

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Same-sex adoption in Adis Abeba is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 29, 2018
Illegal
Ethiopian law prohibits same-sex couples from adopting a child.

Intersex infant surgery in Adis Abeba

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Intersex infant surgery in Adis Abeba is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Ethiopia does not ban “normalization” surgeries performed on intersex infants.
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Serving openly in military in Adis Abeba

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Serving openly in military in Adis Abeba is don't ask, don't tell.

Current status
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Ethiopia does not explicitly ban LGBTQ+ individuals from serving in the military. However, homosexuality is criminalized, so serving openly is not possible.

Blood donations by MSMs in Adis Abeba

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Blood donations by MSMs in Adis Abeba is legal.

Current status
Legal
There is no ban on MSM blood donations in Ethiopia.
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Conversion therapy in Adis Abeba

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Conversion therapy in Adis Abeba is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Ethiopia does not ban conversion therapies that aim to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Equal age of consent in Adis Abeba

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Equal age of consent in Adis Abeba is n/a.

Current status
Since May 5, 1958
N/A
Since 1958, homosexuality has been illegal in Ethiopia, so there is no legal age of consent for same-sex sexual activities.
1932–May 4, 1958
Equal
From 1932 until 1958, homosexuality was legal in Ethiopia, and there were no known discrepancies between the age of consent for heterosexual and homosexual sex.