Gash-Barka is governed by federal Eritrea law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Banned
    Censorship
    ✖ State-enforced
    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.
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/…
loc.gov/law/help/criminal-l…
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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.
Details
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 state-enforced.

Current status
State-enforced
Eritrea is well known to be a very high censored country in Africa. In 2004, three hotel workers from a number of western Countries were expelled from Eritrea for reportedly having same sexual activity. While there is no written rules against LGBT related contents , morality laws can apply in Eritrea of those suspected of speeading " LGBT Propaganda ".
Details
Sources:
"Lgbt rights in Eritrea -Wiki "
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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.
Details
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
Details
Sources:
features.hrw.org/features/f…
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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
Details
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
Details
Sources:
old.ilga.org/Statehomophobi…
refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/…
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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.
Details
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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
Details
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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.
Details
Sources:
adoption.com/eritrea
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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.
Details
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.
Details
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.
Details
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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.
Details
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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