Compare LGBT Rights in Senegal & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
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32 / 100
Legal Index ?
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32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1966
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1989
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1965
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1966
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1966
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1966
No protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 2017
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
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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