Compare LGBT Rights in Eswatini & Zambia

Equality Index ?
30 / 100
6 / 100
Legal Index ?
28 / 100
5 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
32 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 2005
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 1907
Imprisonment as punishment
Since 1930
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1984
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
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
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryAmbiguousIllegal
Since 1964
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
N/A
Since 2005
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