Compare LGBT Rights in Lesotho & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
23 / 100
Legal Index ?
50 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
30 / 100
22 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2018
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1966
Not legal
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousIllegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2012
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1966
Single only
Since 1968
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Equal
Since 2015
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
33% Good Place
0%
22% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
16% Tolerate
82% Not tolerate
26% Tolerate
74% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
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