Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Turkmenistan

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Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1907
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Illegal
Since 1991
Gender-affirming careLegalRestricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2017
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle only
Since 1952
Single only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
Female equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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