Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Rwanda

Equality Index ?
10 / 100
24 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
13 / 100
8 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Since 2003
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1986
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
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