Eswatini — Eşcinsel Seyahat Endeksi 2026

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

Yüksek risk #142 of 207

Puan = Yasal 23/60 + Sahne 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.

Yasal güvenlik · Legal milestones · Yerinde sahne · Sık sorulan sorular

⚠ Suç sayılıyor

Eşcinsel ilişkiler burada suç sayılıyor veya aktif olarak bastırılıyor. Herhangi bir seyahatten önce hükümetinizin seyahat uyarılarına bakın; bu sayfa bilgilendirme amaçlıdır, seyahat önerisi değildir.

Yasal güvenlik — 23/60 puan

Suç sayılma	Criminalized
Birliktelik hakları	● Hayır not recognised
Ayrımcılık karşıtı koruma	● Hayır
Cinsiyet tanıma	—
Uygulamadaki durum	—

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 ↗.

Yerinde sahne — 0/40 puan

Listelenen LGBTQ+ mekanları

Gey barları

Gey saunaları

Sahnesi olan şehirler

Onur yürüyüşleri

Kuir film festivalleri

Detailed scene metrics (for researchers)

Milyon başına gey barı	—
Milyon başına sauna	—
Milyon başına etkinlik	0
Kapsam derecesi	—
Sahne puanı	0/40 (ham sahne endeksi 0/100)

Sık sorulan sorular

Eswatini gey gezginler için güvenli mi?

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.

Eşcinsel evlilik Eswatini ülkesinde yasal mı?

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

Eswatini ülkesinde gey sahnesi var mı?

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