Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Cayman Islands

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
69 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
69 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1964
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2020
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Ambiguous
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1985
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2000
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
Ambiguous
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
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