Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Jordan

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
22 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
6 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1952
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1952
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1952
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
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