Compare LGBT Rights in Lesotho & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
40 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
52 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1966
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1975
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2011
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1966
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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