Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
29 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
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
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2012
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