Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Bulgaria

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
40 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
27 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1968
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Illegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2023
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2004
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal with restrictions
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1968
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