Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Djibouti

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
37 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 1995
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Since 2011
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
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