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| Region | Eswatini |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Marriage Act (1964) and the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) do not expressly forbid same-sex marriages. |
| Sources | https://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Swaziland-Births-Deaths-Registration-Act-1983.pdf https://eswatinilii.org/akn/sz/act/1964/47/eng@1998-12-01 |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing grammatical error I missed
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| Description | The Marriage Act (1964) and the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) does not expressly forbid same-sex marriages. | The Marriage Act (1964) and the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) do not expressly forbid same-sex marriages. |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing typo.
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| Description | The Marriage Act (1964) and the e Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) does not expressly forbid same-sex marriages. | The Marriage Act (1964) and the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) does not expressly forbid same-sex marriages. |
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| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
| Description | Homosexuality is currently illegal. | The Marriage Act (1964) and the e Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) does not expressly forbid same-sex marriages. |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf | https://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Swaziland-Births-Deaths-Registration-Act-1983.pdf https://eswatinilii.org/akn/sz/act/1964/47/eng@1998-12-01 |
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edited by JordanB3047
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| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf | http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf |
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| Value | Legal | Unrecognized |
| Description | In all of South Africa. | No. |
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| Sources | http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf | http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf |
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| Description | Gay marriage might be legal? | In all of South Africa. |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Legal |
| Description | legal in all of South Africa except swaziland. | Gay marriage might be legal? |
| Sources | http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland | http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf |
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| Sources | No | http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland |
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| Description | legal in all of South Africa. | legal in all of South Africa except swaziland. |