Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
68 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
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