Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Uganda

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Banned
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
No protections
Since 1904
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
No protections
Since 1904
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
N/A
Since 2021
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