Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Syria

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
13 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1949
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1949
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1949
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2004
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
No protections
Since 1964
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Ambiguous
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
N/A
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