Compare LGBT Rights in Bahrain & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
31 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
42 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1976
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1976
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2014
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1976
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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