Compare LGBT Rights in Aruba & Botswana

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
49 / 100
Legal Index ?
63 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
48 / 100
39 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2024
Unrecognized
Since 1964
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careUnknownRestricted
Since 1985
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1974
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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