Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Vanuatu

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
47 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
34 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2013
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
No protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Equal
Since 2007
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