Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh & Botswana

Equality Index ?
23 / 100
55 / 100
Legal Index ?
13 / 100
59 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
33 / 100
51 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Gender-affirming careBanned
Since 1969
Legal
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalSingle only
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 2019
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousBanned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AEqual
Since 2019
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