Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Namibia

Equality Index ?
29 / 100
47 / 100
Legal Index ?
26 / 100
51 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1907
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1974
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1968
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Equal
Since 2024
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