Compare LGBT Rights in Bhutan & Botswana

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
53 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
70 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
40 / 100
36 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
Region not surveyed
31% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
Region not surveyed
36% Tolerate
57% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
Region not surveyed
43% Tolerate
56% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
Region not surveyed
23% Good place
73% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2021
Legal
Since 2019
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 2004
Unrecognized
Since 1964
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderAmbiguousLegal, surgery not required
Since 2017
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation only
Since 2010
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Since 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Serving openly in militaryLegalLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Since 2016
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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