Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Namibia

Equality Index ?
28 / 100
44 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
54 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
27 / 100
33 / 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
Since 1990
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 2018
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 2007
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1952
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousLegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Equal
Since 2024
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