Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Cameroon

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
10 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
8 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
11 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
31% Good Place
0%
12% Good Place
0%
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
36% Tolerate
57% Not tolerate
8% Tolerate
91% Not tolerate
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
43% Tolerate
56% Not tolerate
11% Tolerate
86% Not tolerate
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
23% Good place
73% Not a good place
8% Good place
84% Not a good place
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Since 1967
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1964
Not legal
Since 1967
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 2016
Right to change legal genderLegal, surgery not required
Since 2017
Illegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1972
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1972
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Since 1972
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualN/A
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