Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & South Sudan

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
7 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 2011
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 2009
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Since 2011
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 2014
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
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