Compare LGBT Rights in Libya & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
13 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
8 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1953
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 1953
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionN/ASingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
Since 1951
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
37% Did not mention homosexuals
63% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
1% Justifiable
92% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
26% Tolerate
74% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
5% Justifiable
79% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
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