Compare LGBT Rights in Latvia & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
48 / 100
30 / 100
Legal Index ?
62 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
35 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1992
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (limited rights)
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgery
Since 2012
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2006
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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