Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & French Polynesia

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
100 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1985
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedLegal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 1975
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedUnknown
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
Unknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsUnknown
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2019
Unknown
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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