Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Cuba

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
70 / 100
84 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
36 / 100
73 / 100
Public Opinion
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, June 21, 2023)
31% Good Place
0%
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
36% Tolerate
57% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
43% Tolerate
56% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
23% Good place
73% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1964
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, surgery not required
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2008
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2019
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2013
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2022
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Legal
Since 1993
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 1979
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
Not banned
Since 2013
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1979
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