Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Uganda

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
9 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
1 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
18 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2023
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2023
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Since 2015
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Banned
Since 2023
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
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
Since 1902
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