Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Uganda

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
3 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
18 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1957
Banned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegalAmbiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but banned for minors
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
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
Since 2021
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