Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Illegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
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