Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Zimbabwe

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
13 / 100
Legal Index ?
32 / 100
15 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2006
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1967
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Illegal
Since 1986
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 2020
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1907
Ambiguous
Since 1980
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Female equal, male N/A
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