Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Venezuela

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
50 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
56 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1999
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2016
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Sexual orientation only
Since 2012
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Single only
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2023
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Equal
Since 1998
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