Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
26 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
29 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
22 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
22% Good Place
0%
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
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 2004
Same-sex marriageNot legalNot legal
Censorship of LGBT IssuesAmbiguousNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1976
No protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 1968
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Equal
Since 2015
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