Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Sudan

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
19 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
N/A
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