Compare LGBT Rights in Lesotho & Botswana

Equality Index ?
39 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
29 / 100
39 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1966
Unrecognized
Since 1964
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1994
Restricted
Since 1985
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2012
Sexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Since 1966
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2012
Equal
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