Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Burkina Faso

Equality Index ?
55 / 100
21 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1991
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2019
Ambiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Unknown
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