Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Namibia

Equality Index ?
56 / 100
46 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
49 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
42 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2024
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 1963
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
No protections
Since 2023
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousLegal
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2024
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