Compare LGBT Rights in Kuwait & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
7 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
7 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1960
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2022
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2007
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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