Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Montenegro

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
36 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1977
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Civil unions (limited rights)
Since 2021
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
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
Illegal
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2007
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2017
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1977
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