Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Hong Kong

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
64 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
54 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2024
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal, but banned for minors
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
Since 2018
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1997
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Conversion therapyNot bannedAmbiguous
Since 2013
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2005
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