Compare LGBT Rights in Ethiopia & Tanzania

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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2009
Banned
Since 1971
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2005
State-enforced
Since 1981
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedRestricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 2018
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Since 1998
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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