Compare LGBT Rights in Eritrea & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
5 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
5 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
32 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1957
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1957
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishmentState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
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 adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryAmbiguousNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Since 1957
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1957
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1957
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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