- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ State-enforced
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Illegal
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✖ Restricted
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✖ Not banned
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
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Homosexual activity in Afar is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
This status may change soon as several anti-gay organizations are pushing for the death penalty.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Afar is state-enforced.
A wide range of websites is reported to be blocked in Ethiopia, including the websites of LGBTI groups and organisations.
Right to change legal gender in Afar is illegal.
Gender-affirming care in Afar is restricted.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Afar is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Afar is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Afar is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Afar is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Afar is illegal.
Intersex infant surgery in Afar is not banned.
Serving openly in military in Afar is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Afar is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Afar is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Afar is n/a.