Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
56 / 100
35 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedUnrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2017
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownN/A
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyUnknownNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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