Compare LGBT Rights in Azerbaijan & Botswana

Equality Index ?
18 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
30 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
6 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2000
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageBannedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2017
No censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 1991
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBannedLegal
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1999
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnknown
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