Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
56 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 1999
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 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Equal
Since 1998
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