Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & North Macedonia

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
48 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
62 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
34 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
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 2009
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1996
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