Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & France

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
89 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
59 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1791
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 1975
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Since 2016
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal
Since 2004
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2014
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1982
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