Compare LGBT Rights in South Africa & Lesotho

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
84 / 100
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Legal
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2006
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1975
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1996
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2012
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1995
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2024
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2010
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Equal
Since 2012
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