Compare LGBT Rights in Barbados & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
57 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
42 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
71 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2022
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1979
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2020
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2022
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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