Gash-Barka is governed by federal Eritrea law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✖ Banned
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✖ Illegal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    N/A
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History

Homosexual activity in Gash-Barka

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Homosexual activity in Gash-Barka is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).

Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Simple Imprisonment: 10 days to 3 years.

Same-sex marriage in Gash-Barka

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Same-sex marriage in Gash-Barka is banned.

Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
Banned
All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf
www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Gash-Barka

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Gash-Barka is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Eritrea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Gash-Barka

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Right to change legal gender in Gash-Barka is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place.
Sources:
No source as no law exists
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Gender-affirming care in Gash-Barka

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Gender-affirming care in Gash-Barka is banned.

Current status
Banned
Gender-Affirming Care in Eritrea is banned
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Gash-Barka

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Gash-Barka is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Not legally recognized
Sources:
No source exists showing non-binary recognition
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LGBT discrimination in Gash-Barka

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LGBT discrimination in Gash-Barka is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
No protections
As homosexuality is illegal, no legal protection exists for either gender identity or sexual orientations

LGBT employment discrimination in Gash-Barka

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LGBT employment discrimination in Gash-Barka is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
No protections
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Gash-Barka

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LGBT housing discrimination in Gash-Barka is no protections.

Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
No protections
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Same-sex adoption in Gash-Barka

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Same-sex adoption in Gash-Barka is single only.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2010
Single only
Only single people.
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Intersex infant surgery in Gash-Barka

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Intersex infant surgery in Gash-Barka is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Gash-Barka

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Serving openly in military in Gash-Barka is illegal.

Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
Illegal
All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf
www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2
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Blood donations by MSMs in Gash-Barka

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Blood donations by MSMs in Gash-Barka is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
Banned (indefinite deferral)
All Homosexual Activity is outlawed.
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf
www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2
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Conversion therapy in Gash-Barka

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Conversion therapy in Gash-Barka is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Not criminalized in Eritrea or in Ethiopia.
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Equal age of consent in Gash-Barka

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Equal age of consent in Gash-Barka is n/a.

Current status
Since Jul 23, 1957
N/A
Homosexual activity is outlawed in Eritrea.
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf
www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2
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