Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Iran

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
6 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
3 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Since 1979
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedOther punishment
Since 2013
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1979
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1979
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1979
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
Since 1979
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