Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Lithuania

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
41 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
26 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1993
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2000
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation only
Since 2000
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation only
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
Since 2022
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2015
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2004
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