Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Jersey

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
77 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
60 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2014
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2015
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2015
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionUnknownLegal
Since 2015
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2006
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