Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Vietnam

Equality Index ?
54 / 100
51 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
52 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
49 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2008
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 onlySingle only
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryUnknownLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentUnknownEqual
Since 1999
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