Compare LGBT Rights in Italy & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
67 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
60 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1890
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2016
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2015
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careLegal, but restricted for minors
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2024
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2004
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by Region
Since 2004
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSecond parent adoption only
Since 2016
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 1986
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2001
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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