Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & El Salvador

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
33 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1974
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2018
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2024
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2009
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2018
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2010
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnknown
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