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LGBT Rights in Tigray State

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
    Non-binary gender recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

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Homosexual activity in Tigray

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Homosexual activity in Tigray is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Homosexuality is illegal in Ethiopia and penalties can range from 10 days to three years. There is a maximum sentence of 10 years that can be imposed if an offender "uses violence, intimidation or coercion, trickery or fraud, or takes unfair advantage of the victim’s inability to offer resistance."
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refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/…
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Same-sex marriage in Tigray

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Same-sex marriage in Tigray is unrecognized.

Current status
Unrecognized
Not criminalized.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Tigray

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Tigray is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Tigray, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Tigray

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Right to change legal gender in Tigray is legal, surgery not required.

Current status
Legal, surgery not required
As part of Ethiopia.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Tigray

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Tigray is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Tigray

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LGBT discrimination in Tigray is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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LGBT employment discrimination in Tigray

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LGBT employment discrimination in Tigray is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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LGBT housing discrimination in Tigray

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LGBT housing discrimination in Tigray is no protections.

Current status
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Tigray

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Same-sex adoption in Tigray is legal.

Current status
Legal
As part of Ethiopia.
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Sources:
adopt.com/ethiopia/
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Serving openly in military in Tigray

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Serving openly in military in Tigray is legal.

Current status
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in Tigray

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Blood donations by MSMs in Tigray is legal.

Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
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Conversion therapy in Tigray

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Conversion therapy in Tigray is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
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Equal age of consent in Tigray

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Equal age of consent in Tigray is equal.

Current status
Equal
Set age of consent.
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Legal Rights
42 / 100
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