- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Male illegal, female legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- Ambiguous
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors ?
Ranked #8 out of 33 regions surveyed. (Source: Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
(73.5%) Not tolerate
Tolerate (25.67%)
Acceptance of Homosexuals as Neighbors ?
Ranked #14 out of 34 regions surveyed. (Source: Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
(81.33%) Not tolerate
Tolerate (18.08%)
History
Homosexual activity in Eswatini is male illegal, female legal.
Current status
Since Oct 4, 2004
Since Oct 4, 2004
Male illegal, female legal
Sodomy was a crime under the 1907 common law, punishable with either death or a lesser punishment at the discretion of the court. "Sodomy" has been defined by its courts as "unlawful and intentional sexual relations per anum between two human males. (Decriminalization pending)
Same-sex marriage in Eswatini is not legal.
Current status
Not legal
Homosexuality is currently illegal.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Eswatini is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Swaziland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Eswatini is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Since Jan 1, 2017
Ambiguous
No laws in place. Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Eswatini is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Eswatini is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1907
Since Jan 1, 1907
No protections
None exist.
LGBT employment discrimination in Eswatini is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1907
Since Jan 1, 1907
No protections
None exist in article 20 of the criminal code.
LGBT housing discrimination in Eswatini is no protections.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1907
Since Jan 1, 1907
No protections
Homosexuality is illegal.
Same-sex adoption in Eswatini is single only.
Current status
Since Sep 6, 1968
Since Sep 6, 1968
Single only
Serving openly in military in Eswatini is legal.
Current status
Legal
In all of South Africa.
Blood donations by MSMs in Eswatini is legal.
Current status
Legal
All of South Africa.
Conversion therapy in Eswatini is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Unknown.
Equal age of consent in Eswatini is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2015
Since Jan 1, 2015
Equal
age of consent is 21. Homosexuality is illegal.
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Alternative names: kaNgwane (local name)