Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Banned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Since 1986
Gender-affirming careBannedRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Female equal, male N/A
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