Compare LGBT Rights in Benin & Botswana

Equality Index ?
37 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
56 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
19 / 100
36 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
20% Good Place
0%
31% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
22% Tolerate
77% Not tolerate
36% Tolerate
57% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
17% Tolerate
80% Not tolerate
43% Tolerate
56% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
91% Not a good place
23% Good place
73% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1900
Unrecognized
Since 1964
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderN/ALegal, surgery not required
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 1900
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people bannedLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
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