Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & New Caledonia

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
82 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
71 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1853
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2005
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2005
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1984
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