Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Vatican City

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Since 1929
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1929
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentOther punishment
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careBannedN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
N/A
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
N/A
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousN/A
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
N/A
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1890
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