Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1957
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1980
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Since 2017
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Female equal, male N/A
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