Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Botswana

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
60 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
39 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1964
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Legal
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Sexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Equal
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