Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini

Equality Index ?
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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