Entry #3053: Same-sex marriage in Eswatini

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Region	Eswatini
Issue	Same-sex marriage
Status	Unrecognized
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	The Marriage Act (1964) and the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) do not expressly forbid same-sex marriages.
Sources	https://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Swaziland-Births-Deaths-Registration-Act-1983.pdf https://eswatinilii.org/akn/sz/act/1964/47/eng@1998-12-01

Revision History (16)

Feb 24, 2025

edited by UnknownMiles. Fixing grammatical error I missed

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Description	The Marriage Act (1964) and the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) does not expressly forbid same-sex marriages.	The Marriage Act (1964) and the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) do not expressly forbid same-sex marriages.
Description	Show Difference The Marriage Act (1964) and the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) does not expressly forbid same-sex marriages. do not expressly forbid same-sex marriages.

Feb 24, 2025

edited by UnknownMiles. Fixing typo.

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	The Marriage Act (1964) and the e Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) does not expressly forbid same-sex marriages.	The Marriage Act (1964) and the Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) does not expressly forbid same-sex marriages.
Description	Show Difference The Marriage Act (1964) and the e Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) does not expressly forbid same-sex marriages.

Jan 31, 2025

edited by Nathan. Fixed status. Sources added

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Banned	Unrecognized
Description	Homosexuality is currently illegal.	The Marriage Act (1964) and the e Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) does not expressly forbid same-sex marriages.
Description	Show Difference Homosexuality is currently illegal. The Marriage Act (1964) and the e Births, Marriages and Deaths Registration Act (1983) does not expressly forbid same-sex marriages.
Sources	http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf	https://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Swaziland-Births-Deaths-Registration-Act-1983.pdf https://eswatinilii.org/akn/sz/act/1964/47/eng@1998-12-01
Sources	Show Difference http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Swaziland-Births-Deaths-Registration-Act-1983.pdf https://eswatinilii.org/akn/sz/act/1964/47/eng@1998-12-01

Oct 15, 2022

edited by JordanB3047

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Unrecognized	Banned
Sources	http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf	http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf
Sources	Show Difference http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf

Jul 1, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	No.	Homosexuality is currently illegal.

Jun 15, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal	Unrecognized
Description	In all of South Africa.	No.

Jun 7, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Sources	http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf	http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf
Sources	Show Difference http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf

Jun 7, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Description	Gay marriage might be legal?	In all of South Africa.

Jun 7, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Unrecognized	Legal
Description	legal in all of South Africa except swaziland.	Gay marriage might be legal?
Sources	http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland	http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf
Sources	Show Difference http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf

Apr 10, 2018

edited by Ausyk

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Sources	No	http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/swaziland

Dec 14, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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Description	legal in all of South Africa.	legal in all of South Africa except swaziland.

Mar 25, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Legal	Unrecognized

Feb 13, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Description	No	legal in all of South Africa.

Jan 29, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Unrecognized	Legal

Jan 27, 2017

edited by Ausyk

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	Banned	Unrecognized

Aug 3, 2016

created by Ausyk

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	Original entry
Status	Banned
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	No
Sources	No