Compare LGBT Rights in Russia & Eswatini

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Homosexual activityVaries by Region
Since 1993
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2020
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 2023
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
Since 2023
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1993
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2016
No protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2023
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2003
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2008
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentVaries by Region
Since 1997
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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