Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Turkmenistan

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
21 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
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Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1999
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1964
Unrecognized
Since 1992
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Since 2022
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Illegal
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
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1992
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2020
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 2014
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