Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
61 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1811
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1979
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2018
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2012
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2012
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2000
Single only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2024
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1978
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
26% Tolerate
74% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
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