Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Nicaragua

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
42 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
46 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
37 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1987
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2008
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation only
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 2007
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