Compare LGBT Rights in India & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
65 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
56 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2018
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageUnregistered cohabitation
Since 2023
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2019
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationGender identity only
Since 2020
No protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryVaries by Region
Since 2019
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyVaries by Region
Since 2022
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2018
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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