Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Paraguay

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
41 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
26 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1990
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2017
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2016
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownUnequal
Since 1990
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