Compare LGBT Rights in Botswana & Laos

Equality Index ?
53 / 100
45 / 100
Legal Index ?
54 / 100
40 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
50 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Same-sex marriageUnrecognizedBanned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2017
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2017
Restricted
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsNo protectionsUnknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2010
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyAmbiguous
Since 1990
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2019
Ambiguous
Since 2012
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Legal
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
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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