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LGBT Rights in Eswatini

    Homosexuality
    ✖ Male illegal, female legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Not legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Illegal
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Employment Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Housing Discrimination
    ✖ No protections
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

Public opinion polls in particular regions of Eswatini have found that homophobic beliefs persist.

History

Homosexual activity in Eswatini

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Homosexual activity in Eswatini is male illegal, female legal.

Current status
Since Sep 18, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
Sodomy was a crime under the 1907 common law, punishable with either death or a lesser punishment at the discretion of the court. "Sodomy" has been defined by its courts as "unlawful and intentional sexual relations per anum between two human males. (Decriminalization pending)
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Jan 1, 2014–Sep 18, 2018
Male illegal, female legal
Up to 14 years in prison. Not enforced. The just had its first ever pride parade on June 30, 2018. the pride parade went off without any violence.
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Same-sex marriage in Eswatini

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Same-sex marriage in Eswatini is not legal.

Current status
Not legal
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Eswatini

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Eswatini is no censorship.

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

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Right to change legal gender in Eswatini is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Eswatini

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

Current status
Not legally recognized
There is no recognition in Eswatini.
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LGBT discrimination in Eswatini

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LGBT discrimination in Eswatini is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1907
No protections
None exist.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Eswatini

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LGBT employment discrimination in Eswatini is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1907
No protections
None exist in article 20 of the criminal code.
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LGBT housing discrimination in Eswatini

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LGBT housing discrimination in Eswatini is no protections.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1907
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal.
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Same-sex adoption in Eswatini

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Same-sex adoption in Eswatini is single only.

Current status
Since Sep 6, 1968
Single only
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Serving openly in military in Eswatini

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Serving openly in military in Eswatini is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Unknown as of May 9th 2023, They heard a court case in that day but it seems that nothing come of it
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Blood donations by MSMs in Eswatini

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Blood donations by MSMs in Eswatini is legal.

Current status
Legal
All of South Africa.
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Conversion therapy in Eswatini

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Conversion therapy in Eswatini is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy is not banned.
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Equal age of consent in Eswatini

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Equal age of consent in Eswatini is equal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Equal
age of consent is 21. Homosexuality is illegal.
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LGBT Rights by District

View the LGBT laws in each individual district of Eswatini.