Compare LGBT Rights in Bahamas & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
32 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
48 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1991
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2007
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2003
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1991
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnequal
Since 1991
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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