Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Israel

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
62 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
76 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
47 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1963
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
Since 1992
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2023
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1948
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