Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1957
No protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2010
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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