Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Botswana

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1907
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegalLegal
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Unknown
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