Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Sweden

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
73 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
80 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
65 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Legal
Since 1944
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 2022
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Illegal
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1999
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2009
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Legal
Since 2002
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 2009
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Equal
Since 1978
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