Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Latvia

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
61 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
35 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1992
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation only
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2017
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
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