Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
43 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
29 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Since 1966
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1973
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Restricted
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Illegal
Since 1966
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Equal
Since 2012
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