Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
66 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
78 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
54 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2006
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