Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Madagascar

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
29 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
19 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2007
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Illegal
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 2005
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
Since 1972
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