Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Sudan

Equality Index ?
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Legal Index ?
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Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2020
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1990
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1956
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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