Compare LGBT Rights in South Africa & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
71 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
84 / 100
26 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
59 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1998
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2006
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 1990
State-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2004
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1996
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2010
Single only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1996
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2014
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2007
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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