Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Panama

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
37 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
44 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
30 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2008
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1994
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2006
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2002
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2021
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Since 1989
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 2008
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