Compare LGBT Rights in Equatorial Guinea & Eritrea

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1968
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1957
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 1957
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1968
No protections
Since 1957
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2021
Single only
Since 2010
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedAmbiguous
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1945
Illegal
Since 1957
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1931
N/A
Since 1957
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