Compare LGBT Rights in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
100 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
28 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
27 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2001
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageLegalUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1907
Right to change legal genderUnknownLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Gender-affirming careN/ALegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownUnknown
LGBT discriminationUnknownIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownNo protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownSingle only
Since 1952
Intersex infant surgeryN/ANot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsN/ALegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2001
Female equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Public Opinion
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
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