Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Tajikistan

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
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35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
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Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Legal
Since 1998
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2008
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1907
State-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1972
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ADon't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Unknown
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