Compare LGBT Rights in Belarus & Botswana

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
54 / 100
Legal Index ?
38 / 100
56 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
16 / 100
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1996
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesImprisonment as punishment
Since 2020
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2010
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1983
Legal
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 adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryDon't Ask, Don't TellUnknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1994
Unknown
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