Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Turkey

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
36 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
35 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
36 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Legal
Since 1858
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1907
State-enforced
Since 2015
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Legal, but restricted for minors
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
No protections
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1980
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Equal
Since 1858
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