Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Curaçao

Equality Index ?
56 / 100
74 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
74 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2024
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 1979
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2017
Recognized
Since 2018
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2011
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Illegal in some contexts
Since 2011
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
Sexual orientation only
Since 2011
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2011
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2000
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2019
N/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Equal
Since 1978
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
43% Tolerate
56% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
36% Tolerate
57% 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
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