Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Jordan

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
20 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
6 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1951
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2018
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownDon't Ask, Don't Tell
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
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