Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Denmark

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
79 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
67 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1964
Legal
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1985
Legal
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Legal
Since 1987
Blood donations by MSMsLegalBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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