Eswatini — Indice du Voyage Gay 2026

Name: Eswatini — Gay Travel Index 2026
Creator: GayOut
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23/100

Risque élevé #142 of 207

Score = Juridique 23/60 + Scène 0/40 = 23/100 · thin scene coverage — legal-weighted provisional score

Updated 7 Oct 2026 · release 2026.3.

A live score, not an annual report — it recomputes as laws, rulings and the scene itself change. See what moved in 2026.

Sécurité juridique · Legal milestones · La scène sur place · Questions fréquentes

⚠ Criminalisé

Les relations entre personnes de même sexe sont criminalisées ou activement réprimées ici. Consultez les conseils aux voyageurs de votre gouvernement avant tout voyage ; cette page est informative et ne constitue pas une recommandation de voyage.

Sécurité juridique — 23/60 points

Criminalisation	Criminalized
Partenariat	● Non not recognised
Anti-discrimination	● Non
Reconnaissance du genre	—
Application dans les faits	—

Legal composite, five components

Fulfilment per component (100 = maximum). Weights: criminalisation 35% · partnership 20% · enforcement 20% · anti-discrimination 15% · gender recognition 10%.

Legal milestones

Background, not travel advice — how the current status came to be. For planning a trip, rely on the current score, tier and scene sections above; 2026 movements are tracked in the sourced change log.

1907Male same-sex relations were criminalized under Roman-Dutch common law, though no prosecutions were ever recorded. ↗
2018The country's first Pride parade drew around 1,000 people in Mbabane, organized by the Rock of Hope group. ↗
2019Officials refused to register the advocacy group Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities on the grounds of morality. ↗
2022The High Court upheld the registration denial in a split ruling, while acknowledging constitutional protections for LGBTQ association and expression. ↗
TodayMale homosexuality remained technically illegal though unenforced, with no relationship recognition and only limited policy-level protections. ↗

Sources: ILGA World · Human Dignity Trust · Equaldex. Each milestone links to a reference source ↗.

La scène sur place — 0/40 points

Lieux LGBTQ+ répertoriés

Bars gay

Saunas gay

Villes avec une scène

Marches des fiertés

Festivals de cinéma queer

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Bars gay par million	—
Saunas par million	—
Événements par million	0
Niveau de couverture	—
Score de la scène	0/40 (indice brut de la scène 0/100)

Questions fréquentes

Eswatini est-il une destination sûre pour les voyageurs gays ?

Eswatini is rated High risk on the GayOut Gay Travel Index 2026: same-sex intimacy is criminalized or actively repressed. Its legal safety component is 23/60.

Le mariage entre personnes de même sexe est-il légal en Eswatini ?

No. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Eswatini. Overall legal status: Criminalized.

Y a-t-il une scène gay en Eswatini ?

GayOut currently lists no LGBTQ+ venues in Eswatini, so any gay scene is limited, informal or not publicly documented.