Inclusivity · Diversity · Equality · Accessibility
Constitutional rights belong to everyone.
A human rights organisation advancing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in the Kingdom of Eswatini.
#RegisterESGM
7years in court
The government refused to register ESGM. We are still fighting for LGBTI people’s right to associate, advocate and express themselves on the same terms as everyone else.
Follow the case →What we stand for
LGBTI rights are human rights. No separation.
Inclusivity
The freedom to be, and to live your life without oppression.
Diversity
We honour the full range of sex characteristics, sexual orientations and gender identities.
Equality
Rights, not exceptions. There is no asterisk on equality.
Accessibility
Our spaces, services and information are open to everyone, including people with disabilities.
Figures as of October 2026 and subject to change as our work grows.
Our mandate
Returning the movement to the people, themselves.
ESGM is the first membership-based LGBTI organisation in Eswatini. Our 890+ members set our direction.
We were founded to take the movement beyond personality politics. We work across psychosocial support, advocacy, legal reform and public education, building an Eswatini where sexual and gender minorities can live safely, visibly and with the full protection of the law.
Statement
A statement from our founder.
I founded Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities because I was no longer willing to wait for permission to be free.
The realisation came from the inaugural 2018 Pride. As lead organiser, I saw what it took to put our community on the streets of a country that would rather we stayed invisible: negotiating for space, absorbing the hostility, and carrying the fear of the people who marched anyway. When it was over, it was clear that one day of visibility was not enough. We needed something that would last after the march ended, an institution that belonged to us.
“A movement cannot be criminalised out of existence.”
The movement, in pictures
Visibility saves lives.
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What we do
From the clinic to the courtroom.
Psychosocial support
Support and referrals to trusted care for community members.
Lobbying & advocacy
Pushing for equality where decisions get made.
Health commodities
Essential health supplies, free of charge.
Legal & policy reform
Laws and policies that protect everyone.
Education
Understanding of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
Economic empowerment
Entrepreneurship and income support, like our LBQ Entrepreneurship market days.
Latest news
Dispatches from the work.
Get involved
Move the movement forward.
Donate
Your gift funds our drop-in centre, volunteer training, health commodities, transport and staff.
- Account name
- COSPE – Eswatini Sexual Gender Minorities
- Bank
- Nedbank
- Account type
- Current account
- Account no.
- 11990173615
- Branch code
- 360164
- SWIFT
- NESWSZMX
Become a member
Members set ESGM’s mandate and direction. Join the first membership-based LGBTI organisation in Eswatini and drive change through collective activism.
Join ESGMGet support
If you need psychosocial support, health commodities or a referral, reach out to us.
info@eswatiniminorities.org+268 7855 3910+268 7956 8851
Contact usPartners & networks
A movement built in coalition.
International partners and networks
In Eswatini
