Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Kyrgyzstan

Equality Index ?
49 / 100
28 / 100
Legal Index ?
59 / 100
45 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
39 / 100
12 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1997
Same-sex marriageUnrecognized
Since 1964
Banned
Since 1996
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipAmbiguous
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Legal, but requires surgery
Since 2020
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1985
Legal
Since 2000
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
No protections
Since 1991
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 2005
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2010
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Since 1991
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Conversion therapyNot banned
Since 2016
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1998
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